Are you going to take the vaccine?

[Patrick]

Thank you Flo.

I mentioned refraining from making logical fallacies because, in my opinion, it would help with lessening what you described.  It would also help diminish distortions inherent in any discussion.  But now I realize that I am assuming everyone knows what logical fallacies are, which again I should not (I really have issues to work on regarding my assumptions).

So here is a list: The 20 most common logical fallacies and a briefer one here

The particular one you mentioned is a very common one.  Ad hominem.  Readers will notice that the more skillful choice faced with this one is to ignore it.  Because it does not really contribute to the ideas being discussed and is normally not worth replying to.  I do reply sometimes even to these in order to share of myself more openly.  After all this is a spiritual forum!

Now, I am guilty of making a great deal of logical fallacies myself.  It would take much more of my energies to format my posts in a way that refrains from making logical fallacies.  BUT if others are willing to play, I will gladly follow suit.