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Indeed, allegations of hypocrisy are a class of ad hominem. They don't necessarily weigh in on the validity. It just... feels good? I guess? People LOVE to feel
by Tao3300 2y ago
Indeed, allegations of hypocrisy are a class of ad hominem. They don't necessarily weigh in on the validity. It just... feels good? I guess? People LOVE to feel like they caught a hypocrite. It's probably in the Top 5 most sought after dopamine kicks.
- tbrownaw 2y ago>here's why doing <thing> is dumb >regularly does <thing> I think that might be a reason to suspect that the person doing that is hiding some holes in their argument.
- water-your-self 2y agoOn the contrary, they are likely very familiar with <thing> and their judgement comes from experience. Imagine a smoker telling you to never touch a cigarette