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This might be an Appeal to Dehumanization (I just created a new fallacy), but I consider about 75% of the people on HN to be legitimate people. the remaining re
by anonbanker 11y ago
This might be an Appeal to Dehumanization (I just created a new fallacy), but I consider about 75% of the people on HN to be legitimate people. the remaining reek of sockpuppetry. I felt the grandparent was a sockpuppet, and am treating the account as a dataset for future encounters.
I should be more mindful of the fact that there's (potentially) a human being behind the account I'm treating like an astroturfer. I can see why you considered this a personal attack.
- dang 11y agoIf you want to name a new fallacy, name the bias where people are more likely to think someone is astroturfing or a shill when they disagree with them. That's a common one, and it's definitely against the rules on HN to go there without evidence. An opposing opinion is not evidence. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix=true&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment&query=by:dang%20astroturfing%20evidence https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix=true&page=0&dateR...
- anonbanker 11y agoone would assume the Hasty Generalization[1] fallacy would suffice. When, do you think, does a rhetorical device fall into the realm of propagandizing? 1. http://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/hasty-generalisation/ http://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/hasty-generalis...