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by yjftsjthsd-h 1052 days ago
In this case, I believe that using italics to convey emphasis and a bit of emotion is the optimal method of transferring information (here, expressing surprise and questioning someone apparently favoring a practice that is generally correctly viewed as a pure negative).
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I disagree, he could have made his point more efficiently, therefore undercutting his complaint.