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It casts doubt on what a person is saying because of (imputed) flaws in the person which are unrelated to the matter at hand.
It casts doubt on what a person is saying because of (imputed) flaws in the person which are unrelated to the matter at hand.
Suppose you are late for a job interview and a bum on the street says, "Hey, dummy, you're tie's crooked!" You might dismiss what he said because:
Suppose you are late for a job interview and a bum on the street says, "Hey, dummy, your tie's crooked!" You might dismiss what he said because:
#He insulted you (insulting remarks can't be true)
#He insulted you (insulting remarks can't be true)
#He's just a bum (the unemployed don't know anything)
#He's just a bum (the unemployed don't know anything)