Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

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.


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.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: