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Roko's comment seems to contain a logical fallacy. While there might be a reason to make the distinction between the reasoning going on in Roko's argument and the reasoning going on in Roko's head, I have no access to the latter and so must evaluate the former. I don't see what's wrong with Annoyance pointing that out, and calling a fallacious argument fallacious is hardly 'harsh'; at least, it's no harsher than is called for.
I encourage efforts to maintain high standards of reasoning, and fairly explicit reasoning. In evaluating harshness, we need to strike a balance between at least three goals: 1. clarity of thought, 2. creating proper incentives for quality contributions which requires punishing mistakes / undesirable contributions, and 3. creating a friendly and respectful atmosphere.
For the record, calling Annoyance's comment, "unnecessarily harsh" was meant to be a minor criticism. There are many factors to consider, in this case I would have suggested that Annoyance replace "Logical fallacy" with "Nitpick." Also see my new comment for Annoyance.