[philipov]

Doesn't the fact that he understands, and intentionally uses pejorative language make him dishonest?

[evanpw]

"Scare quotes ... may be used to imply that a particular expression is not necessarily how the author would have worded a concept."

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

[aaronchall]

Scare quotes are also bad composition. Since the author is the author, the author should word concepts correctly and take full responsibility for word choice.

[philipov]

Not only that, scare quotes are often used precisely to misrepresent an idea and then avoid responsibility for it, which seems like a pretty dishonest rhetorical strategy to me.

He's technically "not lying," but many people won't notice the footnote nor appreciate the difference. All they will hear is "front-running == should be illegal"