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You aren't debating their points, you're debating their motives, as does your top post. This is literally textbook ad hominem here.
by busterarm 8y ago
You aren't debating their points, you're debating their motives, as does your top post. This is literally textbook ad hominem here.
- CydeWeys 8y agoI can't help but notice the irony that all you're doing here is ad hominem against me, in an even purer form.
- writepub 8y agoDiscussion here is not about the author's (supposed) background, or ulterior motive, it's about the merits of the issues specifically discussed in the article. It's best to focus on that
- jerf 8y agoTelling someone they are using ad hominem is a specific relevant criticism, not dismissing you because you are just an intrinsically bad person who has wrongthink. Ad hominem is something specific, not just a catchall for disagreement, despite the popularity of that interpretation.
- oh_sigh 8y agoHow exactly does one call out an ad hominem without saying that a person is performing an ad hominem?