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> back-handed cartoon insults towards the groups the author dislikes Did you read page 42? Excerpt: "... circumstantial ad hominem, is any argument that attac
by gorhill 12y ago
> back-handed cartoon insults towards the groups the author dislikes
Did you read page 42?
Excerpt: "... circumstantial ad hominem, is any argument that attacks a person for cynical reasons, by making a judgment about their intentions ..."
- baddox 12y agoThat comment contained no ad hominem. There was no argument that attacked a person for cynical reasons, by making a judgement about their intention.
- gorhill 12y agoHe attributed pettiness to the author ("back-handed cartoon insults"), motivated by supposed "dislike" of unnamed groups. In short, focusing on perceived flaws in the author's character.
- Natsu 12y agoFallacies apply to statements about the truth or falsehood of something, not to criticism in general. They did not say that the book was untrue in any way due to that, but rather that they disliked that aspect of the book.