Chomsky, you're a New World Order shill, and I've got twice the brain you've got with both arms tied behind my back. --Alex Jones, May 25, 2001 [257]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A direct insult calling Chomsky a shill for a New World Order and claiming superior intelligence.
- In plain terms
- You are a shill and I am smarter than you.
- What can you take from it?
- Ad hominem attacks rarely address actual arguments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does insulting an opponent help the argument?
- How do you respond to personal attacks?
Another view
This is a pure insult with no substantive argument.
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