Talk:Bloodbending/@comment-24.61.65.126-20120819162120/@comment-1216259-20120820042734

Wrong again. First of all, I have no idea where you're getting this "it must be exactly the same as metalbending!" thing. No, it isn't, I never said it is, no one ever said it is, & I overall have no idea why you think it is. If there were a Metalbender who could Bend platinum, & only he & his descendants showed the ability to learn this, then that might be the same thing.

And yes, there is positive evidence that it is genetic. The best explanation we have is from Sokka, who believes it is a unique ability. There is the fact that Amon & Tarrlok learn the ability relatively easily. And then, Lin & Tenzin suddenly understand how Tarrlok can bloodbend without a full moon when told he's the son of Yakone, as if that explains it.

I was also trying to debunk the claim that the ability could be learned if someone would "just practice enough," which is clearly doubtful, if not incorrect, because there are people who practice the skill, but they can't do it.

But I don't just mean that it's your argument that is fallacious. You are also incorrect about what I find "irritating." You said you didn't see the merit of the argument. As this progressed, it became clear that, for whatever reason, you simply didn't want to agree with it. Which means that I am wasting my time on composing rhetoric/editing grammar/formatting paragraphs/finding examples/etc. on an argument that is just going to be ignored.

And I don't like that.