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Old 09-25-2009, 03:39 PM  
Quentin
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Originally Posted by The Demon View Post
This is actually incorrect. An ad hominem attack is defined as an attack on the person rather than an argument. My insults to this tool aren't ad hominem because I'm providing an argument AND calling him retarded.


Right, it's called an appeal to the majority.


This is tricky when you're arguing someone who constantly switches positions and uses irrelevant misdirection.
Fair enough, although I'd say you did a bit of both (attacking the argument and the person), and there wasn't much of an attempt on the part of either party involved to agree upon any facts.

I was more poking fun at the phenomenon of people invoking logic in pissing threads than trying to make a point about you and Doc's exchange in particular. Carry on with the fun and never mind me and my "outside agitating," as it were.
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