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> The most common form of ad hominem is "A makes a claim x, B asserts that A holds a property that is unwelcome, and hence B concludes that argument x is wrong
by topaz0 4y ago
> The most common form of ad hominem is "A makes a claim x, B asserts that A holds a property that is unwelcome, and hence B concludes that argument x is wrong".
Note here that B did not claim that argument x was wrong. You're fallacy hunting and you missed.
- i_am_proteus 4y agoI strongly encourage you to read the article from wikipedia dot org, it highlights other forms of ad hominem beyond the most common form!
- topaz0 4y agoIf it's going to be a logical fallacy there has to be a logical argument, which there is not here. So I'm at a loss. Maybe you're referring to poisoning the well, which the wikipedia page refers to as an "informal fallacy". I disagree in any case -- OP is only presenting relevant context that can be a guide in assessing motivations.