I likewise am not trying to be nitpicky, but now you are applying rules of logic to words like "vicious" and "friendly".

Before we get into formal logic or "fallacies of reason", we need to understand the difference between a statement of fact (true/false) and an opinion or characterization.

(Because this goes to the heart of the whole post--how opinions sneak into our discourse dressed up as facts.)

I'm glad we share the good opinion about Caitlin's writing.