So Tartaglia replied to Ferrari, trying to bring Cardan into the debate. Cardan, however, had no intention of debating with Tartaglia. Ferrari and Tartaglia wrote fruitlessly to each other for about a year, trading the most offensive personal insults but achieving little in the way of resolving the dispute.
Kaya Tartaglia tumugon sa Ferrari, sinusubukan na magdala kardan sa debate. Kardan, gayunpaman, ay walang intensyon ng debating sa Tartaglia. Ferrari at Tartaglia wrote fruitlessly sa bawat isa para sa tungkol sa isang taon, trading ang pinaka-atake personal insults ngunit kaunti na makuha sa paraan ng paglutas sa alitan.