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Expressing an opinion you disagree with isn't a "personal attack."

• torstenvl 3y ago
  "So what's your point, we should glorify some sick mind who thought it was a good idea to take and use human remains to decorate his library?" Impugning the motives of people you disagree with is a personal attack, and it's unacceptable behavior.
  • astura 3y ago
    No it's not, dude.
    • torstenvl 3y ago
      Yes, it inarguably is. There is no room for reasonable disagreement on this issue of objective fact. Attacking something personal—such as motive—is a personal attack. "Typically this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, MOTIVE, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem (emphasis added) Arguing against preservation of an artifact—based on the the opponent's ostensible motive that "we should glorify some sick mind" who created the artifact—is a personal attack. It is unbecoming, and it is prohibited on HN.
      • astura 3y ago
        Have you considered going outside?