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by Capricorn2481 926 days ago
They are being extremely courteous to you, what tone are you even speaking of? Any perceived hostility is completely made up in your head.
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It's a common tactic used to diminish the value of a person's argument to equate it to their feelings or opinions, rather than accept the argument as strong. Further, he's asking a question that's easily answered by actually reading what I've written.

So when you look at a comment that clearly a) is intended to diminish your position and b) seems to completely ignore what you've actually written, it's not "perceived hostility" it's simply bad faith engagement.