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		technothrasher 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Word documents will be saved to the cloud automati... It's basically shooting the messenger, which is an ad hominem.

olddustytrail 4 months ago [–]

I'm not sure they're quite the same. If noone else has coined a term for it I'll go with the "cancer cure fallacy" but maybe someone has a better name. Open to suggestions!

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