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It is not an ad hominem attack. It would be an ad-hominem attack if I said or implied the person was wrong because she was unable to manage her life. I said she
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
It is not an ad hominem attack. It would be an ad-hominem attack if I said or implied the person was wrong because she was unable to manage her life. I said she was wrong because the data released by Centrelink shows her to be wrong. This is not disputed by the article under discussion, or any parties here.
(Unless you dispute this? Perhaps you think Centrelink's data is forged?)
The comment Yosamino attempted to tone police merely asserted that she is unable to manage her life because she is dependent on centrelink, much like I was dependent on my parents for subsistence when I was a child. Is this in dispute? Do you believe she is actually not really in need of welfare, and is actually just taking taxpayer money for the heck of it?
- pavel_lishin 10y agoYou're comparing Ms. Fox to a child; I would say that counts as an insult. Furthermore, "not being able to manage your life" is not the same thing as "not needing welfare". Needing and getting help is not the same thing as being incompetent. > Is this in dispute? Yes, and this is in fact mentioned in the article, albeit in a single sentence.