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They argue that you should only consider the argument they're making in the thread they're currently in
Well in that case I'd have to say I disagree with you. Past comments should have no bearing on current arguments, unless the argument in question is very obviously and extremely biased by said comments (admittedly this could be the case with many of the white rights types).
Your position is actually a logical fallacy, of which I currently can't remember the name; it's the dismissal of an argument because of other positions the arguer holds, rather than the merit of the argument itself.
Comment by [deleted] at 23/07/2014 at 08:20 UTC
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Maybe an ad hominem fallacy? I guess I should clarify that I'm talking about more of a good faith sort of thing, when somebody claims to be making the argument along a particular impartial line but reveals themselves through their other behavior to have a very different agenda in mind. A good example would be posting something about somebody having committed a crime or having said something which the sub's posters might take as a general interest story, but the user's post history makes it pretty clear that they cherrypicked the story to make a particular statement on race and to prey on confirmation bias. It can also help more generally to contextualize ambiguous or confusing statements.