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Rejecting the entire main argument because of a single aside - a matter of style more than substance - is effectively argumentum ad hominem. Yes, the author com
by notacoward 7y ago
Rejecting the entire main argument because of a single aside - a matter of style more than substance - is effectively argumentum ad hominem. Yes, the author comes across as a grumpy old "get off my lawn" type (like me in fact). No, that doesn't make any of their arguments or anecdotes about throw invalid. Try addressing the issue, not the person.
- lwhi 7y agoWhile you may be able to sympathise with the author's style of writing, I think my point still stands.
- notacoward 7y agoYour point seems to be that it's OK to reject an entire argument because of one irrelevant aside. I guess that "stands" as a personal belief, but it does not stand as an argument or refutation of one.