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by aray 4687 days ago
Also not making a discussion into an argument between adversaries.

> The arguments that are most threatening to opponents are viewed as the strongest and cited most often. Liberals are baby-killers while conservatives won’t let women control their own body. [[examples from the article]]

Both of these are not only threatening, they're over-generalizing to the point of being wrong, and demeaning to the point of being insulting.