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		inemesitaffia on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its riva... The messenger doesn't need to stand by his message

0xDEAFBEAD on Dec 5, 2024 [–]

Two things can be true: The message is good, and the messenger is also hypocritical.

Technically, there was no ad hominem fallacy. RcouF1uZ4gsC just argued that Khosla is a hypocrite.

magical_spell on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

Agreed, but under a charitable interpretation.

Under a less charitable one, RcouF1uZ4gsC was discrediting the message by using the messenger's ``ethos''.

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