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> This is a deliberately misleading statement > the same kind of bias > another willful misrepresentation These phrases, as well as the whole last paragraph,
by nathell 6y ago
> This is a deliberately misleading statement
> the same kind of bias
> another willful misrepresentation
These phrases, as well as the whole last paragraph, contribute no meritorical value to the comment, but are aggresively vocal about assuming bad faith and as such violate HN guidelines. Please don't do that.
- tomp 6y agoI disagree. Lies should be called out as lies, and aren't nearly often enough in the current era of fake news/science/politics.
- tovej 6y agoIMO, attack the message, not the messenger. Pointing out flaws in an argument is good, but assuming malice hurts the discussion. Now we are suddenly talking about the morality of the poster instead of the issue at hand.
- pmarreck 6y agoNever attribute to malice, that which can be adequately explained by error. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor