http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549479Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:58:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549479wholegrain0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549479http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549479.xmlI thought the same, but I found these: Names Mentioned in Debates by Major Presidential Candidates But the fact is, included with all that, he is also a fantastic guitar player who deserves to have his name mentioned in debates right along the sides of Carlos Santana and Pete Townshend. The 1891 conflict seems to have left an indelible mark and is still frequently mentioned in debates.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549442Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:58:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549442CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549442http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549442.xmlthe argument of dissuasion It is not easy to assign meaning to this group of words. But to answer your question: No. You can&#39;t just drop &quot;of this sort&quot;. Without it, you&#39;re just making a statement about debates in general -- not necessarily even the ones referred to in other sentences which precede this one. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549428Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:58:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549428Huevos2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htm#549428http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549428.xmlthe argument of dissuasion That doesn&#39;t make any sense to me whatsoever.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htmSat, 24 Jan 2009 18:58:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549421wholegrain3http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifficultQuestion/gjxbp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549421.xmlOk, can I say instead of &quot;I often hear the argument of dissuasion in debates of this sort.&quot; &quot;I often hear the argument of dissuasion in debates.&quot; if from the precedent sentence(s) we can infer of what sort of debates we are referring to? I really appreciate your help.