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Re:Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to emplo... by parenthephobia on Thursday August 10, 2017 @09:45PM (#14986014)
It's only a fallacy if it isn't true.

Is it not true that a supporter of freedom of speech would support other people's freedom to disagree with him without being doxxed by his supporters?

It seems to me that it is true, at least if the supporter's conception of freedom of speech includes freedom from harassment after speaking, which Damore certainly appears to be believe to be true.

Having said that, although I think it would be commendable for him to publically rebuke doxxers, it is fallacious to argue that his support for freedom of speech carries with it an obligation to do so.

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Re:Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to emplo... by throwaway12124 on Friday August 11, 2017 @12:18AM (#14986547)
Actually, rhetorical forms are fallacies if they are not universally true. That they may be true in particular instances is not important.
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Re:Google cancels meeting on gender controversy due to emplo... by IshKebab on Friday August 11, 2017 @11:06AM (#14990382)
That's not what a fallacy is.
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