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RobRiveralast Friday at 7:56 PM1 replyview on HN

Loaded questions are a rhetorical device taught in high school persuasive writing courses as a tool to dominate a conversation. Its indicative of a bad-faith participant in a discussion.


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brendoelfrendolast Friday at 8:02 PM

Speculation masked as "econ 101"-level fact as a way to preemptively dismiss counter arguments is also pretty indicative of bad-faith participation, it just looks more polite in a comment section.