Yeah, I think it may be a combo punch of poisoning the well (rage levels are already high from talks of racism) and Appeal to motive (why are you defending the

Yeah, I think it may be a combo punch of poisoning the well (rage levels are already high from talks of racism) and Appeal to motive (why are you defending the racists?). Also there are some unspoken social rules that many forget when online. When in a very sensitive (emotional) conversation, being logical with no appeal to the emotion can appear cold, or excusing of the behavior that they are condemning (correctly or not).