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    Example: Let's say we're debating literary fiction.

    OK: Nancy says: I think the movie I saw last night was stupid. (This statement expresses personal feelings towards a subject directly related to the person making the statement.)

    NOT OK: Nancy says: The movie you saw last night is stupid and you must be too for watching it. (I think it's pretty self explanatory as to why this would be considered inflammatory, but in case it is not, the statement Nancy is making clearly directs negativity towards another.)
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