" But that doesn't change that there is a not-insignificant portion of comments that have let passion get in the way of reason" Seem to me like you're doing so

" But that doesn't change that there is a not-insignificant portion of comments that have let passion get in the way of reason" Seem to me like you're doing something similar when you, instead of replying to the actual comments you think are wrong, starts a meta discussion on the spirit of the conversation based on your feeling. It's not very constructive, especially since it's hard to differentiate from someone using it as a rhetorical argument.