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The coverage of Hillary tended to criticize her actions (e.g. regarding emails). The coverage of Trump tended to criticize his character. Objectively speaking,
by kobeya 10y ago
The coverage of Hillary tended to criticize her actions (e.g. regarding emails). The coverage of Trump tended to criticize his character. Objectively speaking, one was more of an ad hominem attack, which reflects poorly on the media.
- icebraining 10y agoAd hominem is a fallacy when evaluating an argument. When you're evaluating a person (as a candidate), arguments are necessarily ad hominem, whether they're about temperament or conduct.
- kobeya 10y agoAs someone who thinks elections should be decoded by positions on policy not moral character or temperment, I disagree.
- icebraining 10y agoYou may disagree with the metric, but that doesn't make it a fallacy, just a difference of opinion.
- kobeya 10y agoI didn't use the word fallacy. You did.