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> "You must be disgruntled" But you are disgruntled. You've got excellent reasons for being so. I always wonder why people will use things like that as stopper
by 0x12 15y ago
> "You must be disgruntled"
But you are disgruntled. You've got excellent reasons for being so. I always wonder why people will use things like that as stoppers for the discussion, the fact that someone is disgruntled alone should not be cause for dismissal, the underlying reasons are what matter. And you've gone over and beyond the call of duty in my opinion here and I am frankly surprised that Amazon manages to operate if they treat their employees like this.
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- mbyrne 15y ago"Disgruntled" is a straight up ad hominem attack that doesn't address whether or not what the person says is true or not.
- 0x12 15y ago"grouchy, testy, sullen, grumpy, dissatisfied." All of the above, and I really don't see the ad hominem in there. It's just a description of a state of mind with respect to another entity.
- wanorris 15y agoBut the real world usage of disgruntled is as a marker for "This person is biased against the company, so any fair-minded person should discount what they have to say."
- mcantor 15y agoAd hominem doesn't mean "calling them a name or label that isn't true"--it means "implying that their argument is less valid because of their state of mind or perspective".