This misdirection attempts to convince you that the person is sincere when they are actually spinning FUD. It usually starts with ``I like using product X, but ...'' and then follows a lot of FUD about product X in a very regretful tone of voice. The goal is to make you feel sorry for the users of product X, rather than questioning the validity of the FUD. For example: ``It's not that the skeptics don't like Linux ... [but] only fools rush in to a bet-your-business relationship with an operating system that is still primarily controlled and supported by its user community.`` ( http://www.nwfusion.com/news/1109linux.html). This is an example of FUD#3 (``spinning'' a strength into a weakness) combined with the misdirection of fake solicitude.