> dismissing the credibility of a publication that has a track record of misleading pop science sensationalism Attacking the publication's track record, rather

> dismissing the credibility of a publication that has a track record of misleading pop science sensationalism Attacking the publication's track record, rather than the article's content, is clearly covered by PP's cited definition: "a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself"