Ad Hominem/Quotes
Let's also stipulate (this happens to be true) that Isaac Newton had bouts of "crazy" behavior later in life -- probably due to his incautious handling of mercury during his experiments. —Vin Suprynowicz, Tortoise breeding endangers Fish & Wildlife jobs
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"When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff."
—'Cicero
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"The thing I love about this is, on the internet, people make a big deal out of the distinction between calling someone names as a way of refuting their arguments, and calling someone names just as a kind of a hobby."
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"When folks start throwing around terms like "trolls" and "harassers" they better back that shit up with some examples. —Forbin on a 2016 GamesIndustry.biz article criticizing Steam's community, /v/GamerGate thread (Voat)
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