Arguments need more than innuendos and ridicule

Letters to the Editor

The July 30 Guest Commentary by Dr. Richard Badalamente demonized corporations as “scandalous” liars — snake-oil salesmen. If you are skeptical of man-caused global warming claims the commentary also characterized YOU as gullible, ignorant, unenthusiastic, shortsighted — incapable of or unwilling to make hard choices in favor of long-term future concerns, opting instead for “self-absorbed,” “immediate gratification.”

In his May 14 Guest Commentary, he also used similar ad hominem arguments to marginalize two men through the use of innuendo and ridicule.

This tactic seems universal for the glob...

 

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