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Originally Posted by Bandwagon Surfer
I am sorry, but that is not even close to what is happening. These words are being used accurately to describe the subject matter being discussed in this thread.
Your post is a good example deflection though. And really so are all the cries about accurate use of English being name calling. They all scream "I have no rational argument to make, so I am going to try to deflect to other issues.". Trying to change the topic to be about the tone of language and how mean everyone is being, in an effort to distract from what is actually being discussed.
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It is interesting that you're accusing me of deflecting while not really even addressing my point.
So I've been called a bigot, homophobe, racist, fascist, etc. in both this thread and the predecessor thread regarding James Reimer. Now you may think these words are being used "accurately to describe its subject matter", but what evidence do you actually have to support this assertion? Please be specific, preferably with exact quotes.
In politics, association is often accomplished by name-calling--linking a person or idea to a negative symbol. The persuader hopes that the receiver will reject the person or idea on the basis of the negative symbol, rather than by examining the evidence.
That is what I think is actually happening here and is a logical fallacy.