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People are deserving of respect, arguments less so. I see no reason to grant any particular deference to a sentence.
by Karunamon 6y ago
People are deserving of respect, arguments less so. I see no reason to grant any particular deference to a sentence.
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoSaying an argument is false because it's a meme isn't a rational way to argue against a thought. You argue against things with facts and evidence. It's more disrespectful of the opposition if that's the strongest remark the opposition can make. I suppose the great-grandparent is more an 'appeal to emotion' fallacy rather than ad hominem.
- closeparen 6y agoThe word "meme" isn't doing any argumentative work here. It's just a handle for the claim that's being contested, with some extra connotation that the claim is typical or customary rather than unique to this thread.