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I'm not sure this particular concept or "dichotomy" or explanation or whatever you want to call it should be used.
For example, I've known Fe types who will automatically say that someone is wrong because they don't like that person.
In many ways, I'd prefer to take everything based on its own merits, but I do find myself scanning for who says things on the forum. For example, if I read something someone has written, I look at it, and kind of mentally withhold my judgement until I see who posted. Sometimes, I skim over it, and if I notice it's written by someone well respected by me, I'll give it full consideration. Other times, even if there's only a paragraph to read it, if it's someone that I can't be bothered with, I won't read it, which is a shame, because I think you can get something from everyone, regardless of how you feel about them.
I can take an immediate dislike to someone based on their violating my :Fi:, ie: being offensive, confrontational or rude to me. I really can't stand an initial impression of hostility. It's very jarring and usually takes a while for me to get over the internal emotional disturbance.
Also, If I pick up a sustained sense of covert hostility directed at me, (ie: passive-aggressive or abrupt defensiveness) I begin to distance myself from that person. That I can see more as violating a :Fe: code.
I don't think this distinction is meaningful, mostly because the Te-Fi way of seeing things you describe is equal to committing a logical fallacy as a standard way of thinking.
i like this at first blush but i'm not sure it really holds true. over time, Ti/Fe will pay attention to who is saying what. as ezra says there are certain forum members who have proven to me that reading their posts with any depth or focus is a futile effort on my part.