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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 pa
by 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 agoCan’t be helped. Florid is my brand.
- AlbertCory 3y agoYou can't help yourself. Good to know.