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0 pointsjhall146810y ago0 comments

Holy ad hominem batman.

> After all, the bottom line can't accommodate the truth most of the time.

And pessimism will almost certainly become self-fulfilling prophecy.

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That isn't ad hominem. Ad hominem would be something like "Jay Carney smells, so we shouldn't believe what he says." Carney's history and position are clearly relevant here.

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0 pointsjhall146810y ago0 comments

Holy ad hominem batman.

> After all, the bottom line can't accommodate the truth most of the time.

And pessimism will almost certainly become self-fulfilling prophecy.

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ahelwer10y ago

That isn't ad hominem. Ad hominem would be something like "Jay Carney smells, so we shouldn't believe what he says." Carney's history and position are clearly relevant here.

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