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Comment by soiltype

1 day ago

Guessing you're American is ad hominem?

> ad hominem: appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect [0]

Pretty much by definition, yes.

0: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20hominem

  • I mean I wasn't making any rhetorical argument. That part of the comment was just me musing.

    • Muse this - train is a tool, just like a car, bus, bike, plane, drone or rollerblades.

      Repeating "trains" in every transport context is unproductive. Each mode of transport requires certain density. Most US cities just don't have it. It's that simple.

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