Talk:John Louis Evans
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[edit] Neutrality
The neutrality (WP:POV) of the following sentence has been questioned:
- The tortuous manner of his execution is frequently cited by opponents of capital punishment in the United States.
Feel free to discuss here:
- I wrote the sentence. I believe it is a matter of fact rather than opinion and that it explains why Evans' case is more notable than the typical executed murderer. Dystopos 21:37, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
- The sentence is fine as it is; when I first read it, it was taken out of context and the article was not cited. However, I think the description at John Louis Evans#Execution justifies the use of "tortuous". Sango123 01:27, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
- Possibly, but I think "torturous" is more apt. "Tortuous" means "winding" and is often used metaphorically for "convoluted". Just to round out the set, "tortious" means "wrongful, comprising a tort". --Trovatore 20:06, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the vocabulary correction. My previous argument applies to the corrected term. --Dystopos 01:49, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Possibly, but I think "torturous" is more apt. "Tortuous" means "winding" and is often used metaphorically for "convoluted". Just to round out the set, "tortious" means "wrongful, comprising a tort". --Trovatore 20:06, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
- The sentence is fine as it is; when I first read it, it was taken out of context and the article was not cited. However, I think the description at John Louis Evans#Execution justifies the use of "tortuous". Sango123 01:27, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
