[Rostov]

I thought poisoning the well was a type of leading arguement.
e.g, Anyone who thinks A is B. You believe in B, therefore you must be A
Anyone who thinks capitalism is good is a pig. You believe in capitalism, therefore you are a pig. End of arguement.

That's a false dichotomy.

Poisoning the well is introducing irrelevant into an argument in order to turn people against the arguer.[/quote]

Rostov says, --->For example, if one starts an argument with "Everything I say is correct, no matter what you say", the well is poisoned and nothing a person says (be it true or false) will matter by the initiator's definition.

'nuff said?