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Calling someone names is not ad-hominems. Saying that someone is wrong because of the aforementioned names would be ad-hominems, but the GP didn't do that.
by NhanH 6y ago
Calling someone names is not ad-hominems. Saying that someone is wrong because of the aforementioned names would be ad-hominems, but the GP didn't do that.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoAs an aside, the book "The Art of Deception" by Nicolas Capaldi [0] provides a good rundown of some common logical fallacies. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Art-Deception-Introduction-Critical-Thinking/dp/159102532X https://www.amazon.com/Art-Deception-Introduction-Critical-T...
- SquishyPanda23 6y agoMaking a case against an article by calling the reporter names instead of making a case against the arguments in the article is exactly an ad hominem.