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No, actually it's not. This isn't ignoring the issue at hand and just attacking the author's character, it's attacking the authors authority on a subject matte
by forgottenpass 13y ago
No, actually it's not. This isn't ignoring the issue at hand and just attacking the author's character, it's attacking the authors authority on a subject matter.
- kyberias 13y agoIf one focuses on personal characteristics (here skills) of the author rather than the logical construction of his argument, it is in fact ad hominem.
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