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Ad hominem is disqualifying an argument based on attacks to the one making it. The comment you refer to is drawing (perhaps wrong) conclusions about the author
by euccastro 16y ago
Ad hominem is disqualifying an argument based on attacks to the one making it. The comment you refer to is drawing (perhaps wrong) conclusions about the author of the OP from what he says. Warranted or not, it's not fallacious.
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- stcredzero 16y agoActually, you should re-read the "why articles like this are incorrect" part. There's nothing essential to the argument that depends on the expertise of the author. Primarily, it's a description of articles of this type, and the particular things they lack. Which, in addition to drawing incorrect conclusions and ad hominem, is also circular reasoning. Triple fallacy. Nice try, it sounded good, but you're just blowing smoke here in defense of your friend.