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Dismissing a point due to bias is an example of the ad hominem fallacy.

• mkoubaa 3y ago
  No it's not
  • zo1 3y ago
    Not OP. Then what "value" did you even bring to this conversation then, other than to say this person has bias? Because the natural interpretation of your comment is "oh, good facts, but see he has this bias because of this word, therefore the facts must be wrong or misleading or cherry picked". That interpretation sure sounds like an ad-hominem. If there is bias, state your counter points to prove that point.
    • mkoubaa 3y ago
      I responded to a comment that used the term "ad hominem" wrongly. A dictionary could explain proper usage of that term better than I could so I don't bother
    • CalRobert 3y ago
      Personally I hoped people could make strong arguments and not weaken their own stance with pettiness. It's real food. You can eat it.
• CalRobert 3y ago
  I'm not dismissing a point. I said they were good points. I just think that calling the food "fake" detracts from their argument.