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You mean, heavy use of ad hominem attacks followed by a return to the topic? Yes, I'm sure we've all done that. And I'm sure we all have plenty of experience s
by swombat 17y ago
You mean, heavy use of ad hominem attacks followed by a return to the topic? Yes, I'm sure we've all done that.
And I'm sure we all have plenty of experience showing that insulting your interlocutor is not a successful means to convince them of anything whatsoever.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoExactly what I mean. While it certainly is not useful in a rational debate, it could be useful (under some circumstances) to short circuit an irrational one. I'm interested, since many debates are (unfortunately) irrational.