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Mean words may be a flag for other bad arguments, and they may be commonly found alongside bad arguments, but they don't make a bad argument on their own. They're neither necessary nor sufficient.
It may make people less receptive to good arguments, but if they're unable to get beyond the mean words, that's on them.
I don't see there being an equivalence with the "I'm not racist, but here's a racist argument" trope.
But, saying that, I'm pretty much with you when the B.Liar etc... crap come out, and I'll stop reading. I don't see those sort of "clever" names being in the same category as calling someone a cunt.