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Mockery is not always a sign of a defect in the thing being mocked. The tactic of mocking someone or their work is multi-pronged.
Mockery is not always a sign of a defect in the thing being mocked. The tactic of mocking someone or their work is multi-pronged.
It is used to dismiss the person's work, so that others don't even take a look at it. It's a variant of [[ad hominem]], like saying [[scientist]]s who disagree with the "utterly objective" [[United Nations]] are "in the pay of Big Oil". (Sounds like the faun in the [[C.S. Lewis]] story being in the pay of the White Witch!)
It is used to dismiss the person's work, so that others don't even take a look at it. [[Liberal]]s always do this, so as to distract people from seeing the real [[fact]]s. It's a variant of [[ad hominem]], like saying [[scientist]]s who disagree with the "utterly objective" [[United Nations]] are "in the pay of Big Oil". (Sounds like the faun in the [[C.S. Lewis]] story being in the pay of the White Witch!)
It is used to make the person lose confidence in what they are doing. "Ha, ha, you're [[stupid]]! Give up! You'll never succeed!" The idea is to bring someone down to one's own level, i.e., a "do nothing".
It is used to make the person lose confidence in what they are doing. "Ha, ha, you're [[stupid]]! Give up! You'll never succeed!" The idea is to bring someone down to one's own level, i.e., a "do nothing".