This, it seems to me, is exactly what a underused rationalist cheat would look like.
I agree that it seems to match my impression of what the form should be. However, it’s not just an arbitrary rule to not use ad hominem arguments. Ad hominem is a formal fallacy—non-fallacious ad hominems are really not all that unheard-of in academia.
I agree that it seems to match my impression of what the form should be. However, it’s not just an arbitrary rule to not use ad hominem arguments. Ad hominem is a formal fallacy—non-fallacious ad hominems are really not all that unheard-of in academia.