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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem An ad hominem (Latin: "to the man"), also known as argumentum ad hominem, is an
by anamax 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
An ad hominem (Latin: "to the man"), also known as argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to link the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the person advocating the premise.
The accuracy of the list doesn't stop it from being ad hominem.
The misleading part is suggesting that $612k of donations is decisive in a budget of over $24M.
- Bud 16y agoUh, isn't quoting the wiki page on "ad hominem" ONCE in a thread enough? Why do it twice? And do you just run around posting "ad hominem" 100 times a day and downvoting opinions you disagree with? You need to get it straight. If you say something nasty about Cato and I attack YOU personally, that's ad hominem. If you say something about Cato and I attack Cato or some of its supporters and explain why, that's not ad hominem, and no matter how many times you post a wikipedia page, that doesn't change.
- anamax 16y ago> If you say something about Cato and I attack Cato or some of its supporters and explain why, that's not ad hominem It depends on the explanation, specifically whether the attack goes to the substance of their position or, as in this case, "they're bad companies", which makes it ad hominem. > And do you just run around posting "ad hominem" 100 times a day and downvoting opinions you disagree with? It's easy enough to see that I haven't. I also haven't killed any puppies this week. Any other questions?