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Old 08-09-2002, 04:42 AM  
mika
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Quote:
Originally posted by quiet

if i make a coherent argument for anything under the sun, then state that i wish all retarded people were dead, that doesn't take *anything* away from my argument - ad hominem sucks.
The argument goes like this

a.. blaa blaa
b.. Moses blaa blaa
c... United Nations blaa blaa

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conclusion: Mass desctruction in the area would be right.

But we know that the conclusion is wrong, thus some of the premises must be false, if he is giving a valid argument like you are suggesting.
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