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"Ad hominem" doesn't mean "arguments that are phrased meanly/snarkily"
by mikeklaas 16y ago
"Ad hominem" doesn't mean "arguments that are phrased meanly/snarkily"
- potatolicious 16y agoYou're right, it isn't quite ad hominem - it is however uncivil, mean-spirited, and a personal put-down, all of which IMHO does not belong on HN. That's the problem with this WikiLeaks thing, even highly educated, supposedly level-headed people start frothing at the mouth and lose any semblance of rational discourse. There are few moderates and way too many extremists - on both sides.