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Originally Posted by Ozuru
This is a common circlejerk that I see being posted whenever anyone criticizes the quality of refereeing that occurred this year (and is quite frankly the definition of a straw man fallacy). It's entirely illogical. All because someone feels the quality of refereeing this year wasn't exactly exemplary doesn't mean they have no respect for the hard work put in by referees. |
If we're being fair, your argument is far more of a straw man fallacy. Their post never claimed the original poster didn't have any respect for the referees. They said the poster should volunteer to ref if they don't believe the quality this year was up to a standard they could provide. That's the exact argument. "Quality of refereeing." Jumping into a debate as to whether or not that means they don't have respect for the referees work is building up the straw man to argue against.
I've been one of the more vocal on the side of "this might be a bit harsh" in this discussion. Yet, I don't think anyone on the other side doesn't have respect for the time the referees put into the event. They're just voicing frustration about specific decisions in a way that's harsher than needed. The general tone of the posts suggests they respect the volunteer staff. There's no need to suggest they believe otherwise.