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I think we can call that an ad hominem attack: "This person sounds like other people I don't like. Therefore I don't like him."

• shermantanktop 3y ago
  The force of an argument should rest on what someone says, not their special backstory or whatever lurid grim stories they can tell. If anything, I think the pattern I described is all about ad hominem credit, not attack. I don’t fully discount this persons experiences. But I’m wary of an appeal to emotion.
  • AlbertCory 3y ago
    > they are larded with Cassandra-style predictions about how the junior administrator down the hall is the first step toward the KGB "larded" : kinda strong, don't you think? also the florid ridicule: "the junior administrator down the hall", "the KGB"
    • shermantanktop 3y ago
      Can’t be helped. Florid is my brand.
      • AlbertCory 3y ago
        You can't help yourself. Good to know.