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Being CEO of a Fortune 500 is such a strong signal of competence that you don't need any others. Ad hominem is useful in the real world because one's credibili
by JesseAldridge 16y ago
Being CEO of a Fortune 500 is such a strong signal of competence that you don't need any others.
Ad hominem is useful in the real world because one's credibility impacts the probability that what they say is accurate.
- IsaacL 16y agoI agree. It might sometimes be a status thing, as in, "I'm so important that I don't need to spellcheck my emails to you."