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Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway by dragonwriter on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @06:32PM (#9926341)
> 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".

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Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway by Natsu on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @10:06PM (#9927307)
That kind of argument is generally considered to be 'poisoning the well' -

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

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Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway by kbenson on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @07:07PM (#9926525)
You're right, so I'll update it to reflect your wording, which I think is clearer, and actually correct.
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