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It is very tough to resist making an ad hominem attack on Ken Kratz.
by mgr86 11y ago
It is very tough to resist making an ad hominem attack on Ken Kratz.
- rhizome 11y agoAd hominem doesn't invalidate an argument, it speaks to credibility.
- foxhill 11y agoand credibility seeks proof through authority, i.e not a proof at all. ad hominems have no place in rational debate.
- gohrt 11y agoand credibility has no place in a rational debate, but the courts rely on it heavily.
- imtringued 11y agoIs there even an alternative to that except mass surveillance?
- GalacticDomin8r 11y agoCredibility does have a place, it's just frequently too high a place by the credulous.
- rodgerd 11y agoCredibility has direct relevance to testimony, amongst other things. I know this may shock you, but there's a world beyond high school debating.
- dang 11y ago> I know this may shock you, but there's a world beyond high school debating Please don't make acerbic swipes in HN comments. Your comment would be a fine one without that second sentence.
- foxhill 11y agocredibility may help persuade belief in a statement one way or an other, but a court of law is (ostensibly) based on purely objective fact. i know this may shock you, but denigrating people who you do not agree with is something only people in high school typically do.