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ragazzina 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods ...

Do you need the picture of the person speaking in front of you to "calibrate their opinions" very often?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_personam

snapcaster 7 months ago [–]

Just on this topic, it's a great filter to know whose opinion you can discard without consideration

edit: also posting a link to a logical fallacy on wikipedia really makes you look like a dork would recommend avoiding it

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