Applied to an opponent, it is abuse, applied to someone you agree with, it is praise.

“In reality there is no kind of evidence or argument by which one can show that …”

“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at leas…”

“Those who abjure violence can only do so by others committing violence on their…”

“She knew when to cheer and when to boo, and that was all one needed”