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Author | Carrol Cox |
Date | 07/06/23/22:07 |
Hit Count | 796 |
PERSONAL ATTACKS ARE not ad hominem arguments. Ad hominem arguments are
a logical fallacy. To illustrate: John believes X. X is wholly false. Anyone who believes it is an asshole. John is an asshole. This is a personal attack but it is NOT an ad hominem argument. John is an asshole. John believes X. Therefore X is false. That is an ad hominem argument. And it is fallacious. Anyone who uses such an argument is a stupid asshole. |