Messages in this thread |  | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Understanding the Principles of Argumentation #3 | Date | Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:36:42 +0200 |
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This is the third in my "Understanding the Principles of Argumentation" series. Rusty has obligingly provided us with a fine example of an "ad hominem attack":
On Monday 16 September 2002 04:17, Rusty Russell wrote: > > Don't forget that the Unix way has traditionally been to use the > > simplest interface that will do the job; if you propose a fat > > interface you need to prove that the thin one cannot do the job. > > Gee, really? You're so clever! > > You patronising little shit,
An ad hominem attack is a logical fallacy where the arguer attacks the person, rather than the issue:
http://home.mcn.net/~montanabw/fallacies.html
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