Your whole argument about him doing this for promotional purposes hinges on the idea that he gets something out of it (e.g. sales). You have no real reason to b

Your whole argument about him doing this for promotional purposes hinges on the idea that he gets something out of it (e.g. sales). You have no real reason to believe that he takes a "contrarian" position to "get a rise out of others," other than your implication that he gains by "marketing opportunities." In fact, your whole argument was a subtle way of saying "He doesn't really believe this, he's just peddling shit in order to make sales." None of which you can support, especially since the implied gain (the sales) doesn't exist. You have no real reason to believe, much less state publicly, that Thomas is disingenuous in his opinions. This makes it an ad hominem attack, by the by.