Originally posted by Suzianne Funny how the attacks are only ad hominem when they don't go your way.
I don't think you know what an ad hominem actually is! It is a logical fallacy used to attempt to establish an argument, for example, 'that cannot be true because you are a Muppet' or 'that creep can roll man! yeah but hes a pervert dude'. Now when i term divesgeester a limp cabbage i am not trying to establish an argument, simply making reference to his mind which is not an ad hominem as you have erroneously assumed. If you need anymore help with logic let me know.
Originally posted by robbie carrobie I don't think you know what an ad hominem actually is! It is a logical fallacy used to attempt to establish an argument, for example, 'that cannot be true because you are a Muppet' or 'that creep can roll man! yeah but hes a pervert dude'. Now when i term divesgeester a limp cabbage i am not trying to establish an argument, simply making reference to his mind which is not an ad hominem as you have erroneously assumed. If you need anymore help with logic let me know.
Interesting. So if I call you a fatuous, arrogant twat, that's not an ad hominem then?
Originally posted by divegeester Originally posted by robbie carrobie [b]I don't think you know what an ad hominem actually is! It is a logical fallacy used to attempt to establish an argument, for example, 'that cannot be true because you are a Muppet' or 'that creep can roll man! yeah but hes a pervert dude'. Now when i term divesgeester a limp cabbage i am not trying to est ...[text shortened]... w.
Interesting. So if I call you a fatuous, arrogant twat, that's not an ad hominem then?[/b]
indeed, its simply an insult, for it to be an ad hominem and a logical fallacy you would need to attempt to build an argument on the basis of me being an arrogant twat.
Originally posted by robbie carrobie indeed, its simply an insult, for it to be an ad hominem and a logical fallacy you would need to attempt to build an argument on the basis of me being an arrogant twat.
If I said "nothing you say has any credibility because you are a blithering, tub-thumping motormouth", would that be an ad hominem?
Originally posted by divegeester If I said "nothing you say has any credibility because you are a blithering, tub-thumping motormouth", would that be an ad hominem?
yes that would be an ad hominem because you are trying to establish an argument based upon a logical fallacy, that being that bungling idiots cannot utter anything credible for they may infact produce excellent nonsense.
Originally posted by robbie carrobie yes that would be an ad hominem because you are trying to establish an argument based upon a logical fallacy, that being that bungling idiots cannot utter anything credible for they may infact produce excellent nonsense.