I am not sure why they would call it out as a bad thing. It is a bad thing when it is used as a way to belittle someone. As a way to smugly dismiss their argum

I am not sure why they would call it out as a bad thing. It is a bad thing when it is used as a way to belittle someone. As a way to smugly dismiss their argument without having to actually examine it. That's bad, and it's common, and it's often done with a childish, passive-aggressive meanness of spirit. There's nothing inherently wrong with helping someone communicate better; it becomes a bad thing when it's used as a way to belittle someone and dismiss their argument on grounds that have nothing to do with the actual argument. In this very thread, clifantic makes it clear that s/he will ignore what someone has to say if they are bad at expressing it. one of the most valuable pieces of feedback? Not nearly as valuable as feedback about the actual message, I would say. Even Shakespeare couldn't turn falsehood into truth by beauty of expression.