
This is Paul Graham’s responses ranking.
DH6 | Refuting central point | Commit to refute explicitly the central point. |
DH5 | Refutation | Argue a conflicting passage, explain why it’s mistaken. |
DH4 | Counterargument | Contradict with added reasoning or evidence. |
DH3 | Contradiction(what) | State the opposing case. |
DH2 | Responding to Tone(how) | Responding to the author’s tone. |
DH1 | Ad Hominem(who) | Attacking the author themself. |
DH0 | Name-calling | Idiot! |