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Which comments? The only comments here either agree, find nothing new (possibly due to the age of this knowledge), or argue that Mao should be no role model. Se
by batch12 5y ago
Which comments? The only comments here either agree, find nothing new (possibly due to the age of this knowledge), or argue that Mao should be no role model. Seems like you are looking to start an argument based on something that isn't happening.
- fallingknife 5y ago> 50% of the top level comments at this time are ad hominems against Mao.
- Jensson 5y agoThese aren't ad hominem fallacies, attacking the merit of authority figures is warranted when they are used as authority figures.
- drewcoo 5y agoAd hominem means against the person, so even if this weren't an example of a fallacy it would be an ad hominem attack. As has been pointed out, people are taking issue with Mao, the person, instead of dealing with his accusations. And that is an example of an ad hominem fallacy. As to merit, fallacies have no bearing on actual truth value, only on soundness of argument. I think that's what you were getting at. For whatever it's worth, I'm no Mao fan.