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This the guy that illegally keeps fencing off public beach?
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 2y ago
This the guy that illegally keeps fencing off public beach?
- janalsncm 2y agoI would say this is a pretty good example of an ad hominem attack. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem If the standard is that someone has to be unimpeachable before they can suggest a well-being metric than no one can.
- semiquaver 2y agoI disagree. When one demonstrates contempt for the public we should be inclined to pay less attention to their opinions on public welfare.
- anon291 2y agoNo this is an example of pointing out hypocrisy. He says that others should do what he is not willing to do. If he were to practice what he preached, the bottom 50% of income earners would have access to his beach.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoThe messenger doesn't need to stand by his message
- 0xDEAFBEAD 2y agoTwo things can be true: The message is good, and the messenger is also hypocritical. Technically, there was no ad hominem fallacy. RcouF1uZ4gsC just argued that Khosla is a hypocrite.
- magical_spell 2y agoAgreed, but under a charitable interpretation. Under a less charitable one, RcouF1uZ4gsC was discrediting the message by using the messenger's ``ethos''.