Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt...
by Dylan16807 on Thursday February 11, 2021 @02:20PM
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I'm not sure what you're implying, because both interpretations are valid to downvote.
Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt...
by mindcrime on Thursday February 11, 2021 @04:14PM
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I'm saying that this statement especially when your "question" is an argument hidden behind a question mark, is not consistent with the suggestion to "assume good faith" espoused in the guidelines.
Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt...
by Dylan16807 on Thursday February 11, 2021 @06:57PM
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Ah, I see.
I will note that people make arguments via questions pretty often in normal conversation, so that's not necessarily an accusation of significant bad faith. It could be more of a complaint about rhetorical technique.
But let's treat it as an accusation of bad faith. In that case, we have a deeper issue. Assuming that it's a real question asked in good faith is actually the weakest plausible interpretation, because the link makes it a self-disproving theory. Honestly the tongue-in-cheek interpretation is probably the strongest one.
There's no way to treat it as a strong argument and as a real question asked in good faith.
Also it can be okay to downvote misinformation even when the commenter didn't do anything wrong.
Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.