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wehateporn · 12-09-2011, 05:24 PM

@ Porno Jew

Helping you out a bit here with genuine advice as to why avoiding Ad Hominem will improve your posts and gain you more respect on GFY

Ad Hominem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

"is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a negative characteristic or belief of the person supporting it. Ad hominem reasoning is normally described as a logical fallacy"

"Abusive ad hominem (also called personal abuse or personal attacks) usually involves insulting or belittling one's opponent in order to attack his claim or invalidate his argument, but can also involve pointing out true character flaws or actions that are irrelevant to the opponent's argument. This tactic is logically fallacious because insults and negative facts about the opponent's personal character have nothing to do with the logical merits of the opponent's arguments or assertions."

Examples

- "You can't believe John when he says the proposed policy would help the economy. He doesn't even have a job."

- "Candidate Jane's proposal about zoning is ridiculous. She was caught cheating on her taxes in 2003."

- "What would Mary know about fixing cars? She is a woman."

I know you'll be upset that I've done this in public and that I've used you as the example; you are one of the best examples. You probably don't realise what you're doing as it's just instinct, that's why I'm giving you a heads-up as to how can improve your posts.

12-09-2011, 05:24 PM
wehateporn Promoting Debate on GFY Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27,176	@ Porno Jew Helping you out a bit here with genuine advice as to why avoiding Ad Hominem will improve your posts and gain you more respect on GFY Ad Hominem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem "is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a negative characteristic or belief of the person supporting it. Ad hominem reasoning is normally described as a logical fallacy" "Abusive ad hominem (also called personal abuse or personal attacks) usually involves insulting or belittling one's opponent in order to attack his claim or invalidate his argument, but can also involve pointing out true character flaws or actions that are irrelevant to the opponent's argument. This tactic is logically fallacious because insults and negative facts about the opponent's personal character have nothing to do with the logical merits of the opponent's arguments or assertions." Examples - "You can't believe John when he says the proposed policy would help the economy. He doesn't even have a job." - "Candidate Jane's proposal about zoning is ridiculous. She was caught cheating on her taxes in 2003." - "What would Mary know about fixing cars? She is a woman." I know you'll be upset that I've done this in public and that I've used you as the example; you are one of the best examples. You probably don't realise what you're doing as it's just instinct, that's why I'm giving you a heads-up as to how can improve your posts. __________________ Sexy Girls Teasing Last edited by wehateporn; 12-09-2011 at 05:26 PM..