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Eristic
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Attack

Poisoning the well

Discredits you before you've made your case, so nothing you say will land.

“Of course you'd defend remote work — people like you just don't want to commute.”

How to spot it
A warning about you, or people like you, before you speak.
How to answer it
Name it, then ask to be judged on the argument itself.
Practise against it

Favoured by The Prosecutor.