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>Why is dismissive labelling ok in one case, and not another? Because the only source given for the quote was Chomsky himself*. In that case, the question of C
by yyyk 5y ago
>Why is dismissive labelling ok in one case, and not another?
Because the only source given for the quote was Chomsky himself*. In that case, the question of Chomsky's credibility is directly relevant.
* It's possible Chomsky had an actual source etc., but if so, it was not provided in the original comment.
- Chris2048 5y agoThe issue isn't if Chomsky's credibility is relevant, but on the credibility swipe itself: If Chomsky can be dismissed on all topics (zero credibility on anything) for alleged genocide denial, why isn't that "rhetoric that ignores X" for whatever X Chomsky might discuss?