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ad hominem: his argument is invalid because he is a SEO consultant. not ad hominem: his argument is invalid because [reason]. he ignores [reason] because he is
by lt 15y ago
ad hominem: his argument is invalid because he is a SEO consultant.
not ad hominem: his argument is invalid because [reason]. he ignores [reason] because he is a SEO consultant.
- zeemonkee 15y agoIdeally, sure. But suppose I don't know anything about SEO. How would I judge if the article is bullshit or not ? If, however, I see "x is an SEO consultant" then I would at least suspect that the author is trying to sell me something rather than inform me.
- lt 15y agoSure. But it is still ad hominem regardless.
- parfe 15y agoIs this high school debate class? Ad hominem might get you docked points in a competition but purposely blinding yourself to someone's motivations is retarded. The author took the time to type up some scarcely camouflaged ad copy and I think asking Why is legitimate and it should certainly color the interpretation of the information he is presenting.