[monochromatic]

Fair enough, he never said what exactly he'd read. But if you're trying to write a persuasive piece, you address the other side's arguments/positions. It's just polemic otherwise.

[BinaryIdiot]

> But if you're trying to write a persuasive piece, you address the other side's arguments/positions

Twitter's 140 characters don't really give you the space to do to really any of that. It's a great place to blast opinions and occasionally be heard but it's awful for debate or persuasion so most don't try and when you do try...it's just painful.

[monochromatic]

I was referring to this[1], discussed here[2].

[1] http://pg.posthaven.com/the-case-of-richard-glossip

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10293793

[elektromekatron]

I think you are underestimating polemic.