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How does tone policing the author offer any insight into the argument at issue here?

• Angostura 7y ago
  One person's 'tone policing' is another person's 'advice on how to most effectivly get your point across'.
  • panglott 7y ago
    It's not helpful advice. The post above attacks the author's writing credibility due solely to its emotional tenor. That's essentially an ad hominem.
    • Angostura 7y ago
      > he should create a second, more black-and-white version that comes off as more credible and is less easily dismissed. Its absolutely not ad hom. It's saying that the writing style chosen isn't optimal if the author wants to be seen as credible. It says nothing about the author, his credentials, or expertise and does not attack him as a person.