Then what's your response to this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14887245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14887245 An ad hominem doesn't need to be

Then what's your response to this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14887245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14887245 An ad hominem doesn't need to be an attack to be an ad hominem. It's just an argument against the person instead of an argument against their argument.