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Nerds never seem to catch on that dismissing criticism as an ad-hominem is itself an ad-hominem.
by ____nope 10y ago
Nerds never seem to catch on that dismissing criticism as an ad-hominem is itself an ad-hominem.
- wcarron 10y agoI wouldn't necessarily say so. Rightfully pointing out that someone has made a statement which doesn't add anything to the discussion or support their argument is a valid counter to ad-hominem attacks which aren't automatically themselves ad-hominem.
- BrandonLive 10y agoFurther, it's not an ad hominem to insult somebody while arguing with them. It's only an ad hominem if the insult is the basis of your argument.
- hueving 10y agoThe entire basis of the argument I am replying to is that people shouldn't be criticizing because "meanwhile back in their own lives, they still have to argue with project managers over the "right" way to get code done." So that is the very definition of an ad hominem. The comment had no actual rebuttal to said 'shitting' that it was attacking.