Okay, we avoid the extreme labels if we are to be civil. But, there is room for characterizations. Just be restrained. If you feel a person was dishonest in something they said, saying, "He missed on the truth on this issue," as mentioned in the last blog, might be acceptable. That doesn't characterize him as a liar for everything he says, and it even avoids the harshness of the word "lying," but it does convey that you don't believe the truth was told.
Instead of saying a person is an "idiot," or or "just plain stupid," choose wording that doesn't point directly at him or her, and is not so harsh. Perhaps, "We are failing to be wise on this."
Speak softy, and don't even carry a big stick.
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