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		dragonwriter on July 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway > you're the one pulling an ad-hominem on the police While I agree with much of the rest of what you right in that comment, this is not accurate: overgeneralizing a negative stereotype of someone other than the other party in a debate isn't "pulling an ad hominem".

Natsu on July 22, 2015 | [–]

That kind of argument is generally considered to be 'poisoning the well' -

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

kbenson on July 21, 2015 | [–]

You're right, so I'll update it to reflect your wording, which I think is clearer, and actually correct.

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