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I don't see that as uncivil or a personal attack. It's either a reasonable direct question or a rhetorical one. And as a rhetorical question, it's not a person
by JackFr 11y ago
I don't see that as uncivil or a personal attack. It's either a reasonable direct question or a rhetorical one. And as a rhetorical question, it's not a personal attack, but rather makes the point that other posts seem to damage his credibility.
- dang 11y agoIt's obviously not a direct question (there are people defending him in this thread, so of course he "believes" that), and as a rhetorical one it implies that he is lying. That's not a civil debate tactic—there's a reason why parliamentary systems expel people for using it. Everyone needs to err in favor of respect when addressing someone on the other side of an argument, especially when one's passions are agitated, because the default is to forget all that.