- Unjustified name-calling irrelevant to the point of the article.
- Compared to the other groups influencing society (marketing departments, political parties, artists, The Media), modern environmentalists and "commies" are 1. powerless 2. arguably beneficial, if perhaps not trustworthy as a factual source.
- Calling your point-of-view "obvious" on a complex topic is Proof By Intimidation.
- Compared to the other groups influencing society (marketing departments, political parties, artists, The Media), modern environmentalists and "commies" are 1. powerless 2. arguably beneficial, if perhaps not trustworthy as a factual source.
- Calling your point-of-view "obvious" on a complex topic is Proof By Intimidation.
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