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So he is attacking Bezos wife and not the facts she wrote? https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem
by MikusR 13y ago
So he is attacking Bezos wife and not the facts she wrote? https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem
- joshuaheard 13y agoCredibility of the witness (bias) is always a proper issue for argument.
- mcguire 13y agoWell, you would say that, wouldn't you?
- objclxt 13y agoI don't think it's a logical fallacy: he's making a general point that the wife of his subject is not going to be particularly impartial.
- justin66 13y agoWhen accused of getting the facts wrong, this journalist responded by attacking the impartiality of the accuser. A person who didn't know the meaning of the word "fact" might find that insightful.
- barretts 13y agoIf you'd read the article you'd note that he barely addresses her or her status, and primarily responds to her review and elucidates his reporting process. I quoted that line because I think it usefully reframes the conversation. Journalists certainly can be biased, but the good ones try very hard not to be. Spouses by definition are biased.