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xpe 2 days ago

I think you mean hypocritical.

To answer: no, and even if it was a “yes” it wouldn’t affect the argument I was making. I’ll explain.

I was wondering how long it would take for this kind of meta-critique would pop up. Meta critiques are interesting: some people use them as zingers, hoping to dismantle someone else’s entire position. But they almost never accomplish that because they are at a different level of argument: they aren’t engaging with the argument itself.

Meta-critiques are more like an argument against the person crafting the argument. In this sense, they function not unlike ad hominem attacks while sneakily remaining fair game.

Lastly, even if I was a hypocrite, it wouldn’t necessarily mean that I was wrong — it would simply make me inconsistent in the application of a principle.

slashdave 2 days ago | parent [-]

Oh, I see. Next time I make a mistake, I'll just skip the apology, and claim "I was inconsistent in applying a principle."

Yeah, I meant hypocritical. For some reason I couldn't find the right word.

mvdtnz a day ago | parent [-]

Just so you know you are arguing with LLM output, not a human.