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By "hostile," do you mean "bad faith"?
by rexpop 4y ago
By "hostile," do you mean "bad faith"?
- jimmygrapes 4y agoAlthough sometimes bad faith does come into play, I find that the phrase is often used as an accusation to dismiss the other person even when the other person is not actually arguing in bad faith. It's increasingly one of those rhetorical tactics people learn online and apply willy-nilly.
- tinco 4y agoNo, it doesn't have to be bad faith. It's common (nowadays) to have such opposite beliefs that one or both opponents believe the other person is acting in bad faith or has amoral motivations. I recently had such a debate on HN and as we were talking people would pitch in saying the guy was a liar or trolling. He just truly didn't believe climate science for whatever reason. I also think he was a bit of an asshole personality wise, but I've never met him in real life so who knows.