Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:42:34 -0400 (CLT) | From | Robinson Maureira Castillo <> | Subject | Re: Understanding the Principles of Argumentation #3 |
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Can you PLEASE discuss that in PRIVATE?
Thanks in advice.
On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> 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 > >
-- Robinson Maureira Castillo Asesor DAI INACAP
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