>>> This is an ad hominem which assumes intent unknown to anyone other than the person to whom you replied. >> [elided] What am I missing here? > Intent. Neit

>>> This is an ad hominem which assumes intent unknown to anyone other than the person to whom you replied. >> [elided] What am I missing here? > Intent. Neither you nor I know what the person to whom you replied had. Here's the part you elided: "I looked up the definition [of lying]. It says "used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression." That makes it quite clear whether or not I'm missing "intent". This also makes it quite clear that I am not making an ad hominem. I am using a simple, everyday, word used to describe the act of advancing false claims, whether through deception or mistaken impression.