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Ok, but I see the adjective applied to the argument, not to the person who wrote it. If he said "You are lying" it still wouldn't be an ad-hominem in my book.

by klez 12y ago

Ok, but I see the adjective applied to the argument, not to the person who wrote it. If he said "You are lying" it still wouldn't be an ad-hominem in my book. From wikipedia[0]: > An ad hominem [...], means responding to arguments by attacking a person's character, rather than to the content of their arguments By saying his points are disingenuous he's not attacking the person's character. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

dragonwriter 12y ago
> I see the adjective applied to the argument Its a descriptor of character/attitude/motive, which is a feature of the person providing the argument in relation to the act of providing the argument, not a feature of the content of the argument.