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Originally Posted by eschwartz
On the other hand, the main purpose of calling people fanbois is to dismiss their opinions as biased and pointless.
You have dismissed everyone elses' opinions as biased and pointless, without the need for calling us fanbois. Good job on that, by the way. More more effective, as ad hominem attacks go.
So you have done the direct equivalent of calling us fanbois. But we are the ones who use ad hominem attacks. You would never do such a thing. (Not even by accusing us of "claim[ing] that anyone who has a different opinion than mine must be some sort of fanboi.")
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I'm not dismissing anyone's opinion. I have told anyone to go away or to shut up. Obviously, I pay attention to some more than others and I'm a lot more interested in someone who gives a somewhat more detailed analysis than "Apple stinks, Judge Cote rocks", or someone who simply reiterates talking points. Thus, I'm more likely to respond to someone who talks about the legal theory behind the case, or point out a new information.