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"An ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the character or personal traits of a person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself."
I'm not attacking him. His status as a person doesn't make it ad hominem. And part B was a rant about allies, heavily motivated by my own experience. Take that as a personal attack if you will. | ||
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Alright, back to his insane proposal to have people jump off bridges. Would personal attacks serve in lieu of an argument against it? Yeah. Pretty effectively, too, I think. These days you really can't expect words to sway another person, but you can speak to the audience, particularly those vulnerable to jumping and rally support by discrediting him as an authority on the health benefits of gravity-assisted diving.
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Last edited by Cecily; 08-03-2025 at 11:44 PM..
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That's ad hominem.
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I'm aware. I know what an homiletics is. I disagree that "fallacy" invalidates such an argument. I think character assassination is a lot more efficient and realistic than swaying someone with a respectful, well-constructed argument.
I think I agreed without reading correctly. To clarify, I'm invalidating the crazy argument by ignoring it and using personal attacks. I feel like that's not "positively arguing," although it is ad hdhovercraft. | ||
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The statements are not equal in quality but they are equal in value.
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