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no_hypocrisy

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1. For an attorney, esp. a prosecutor, that's pretty pathetic.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:38 AM

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To avoid answering a question, you fall back on the logical fallacy of ad hominem attacks.

Suppose you used personal attacks on your adversary -- or the judge -- instead of answering the question. Contempt of court, and you'd lose your case.

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