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Argue the argument, not the arguer.
by koheripbal 6y ago
Argue the argument, not the arguer.
- Retric 6y agoThat’s a great idea when people are arguing in good faith. It’s kind of pointless when people don’t. “Report is Berkeley and GridLab, mostly policy wonks” When people start with ad hominem attacks it just doesn’t stop. Making a host of unsubstantiated arguments without support and a few trigger points to deflect rational arguments is the core of effective trolling.
- koheripbal 6y agoYou are not arguing with the person you reply to. You are arguing in front of an audience of the rest of us. Pointing out the ad hominem's goes further in discrediting the argument, than throwing your own insults and trolling through their history. All he did was discredit himself in front of the rest of us.