Comment by JKCalhoun
13 hours ago
"…the credibility of a person (their track record, their motivations, etc.) are, or at least might be, a part of the problem."
Yes, but I keep those considerations to myself. Might they inform my questions, may arguments? Absolutely. But they are not arguments in and of themselves.
> "Yes, but I keep those considerations to myself."
I certainly don't, if relevant. Strict event argumentation robs me (or my readers) of contexts necessary in Meinungsbildung (the opinion-forming process).