Ad Hominems

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What does this mean?

There are basically 2 types...abusive ad hominems and circumstantial ad hominems.

If you know what these fallacies are and how to see them and manipulate them, it can make your own theses stronger as well as persuade others if done properly!

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so no one who comes in here knows what it is?

they should because in most threads, it ends up as the problem that derails them.

[Visionz]

quit holding out on us Prof---educate the masses

[Strange Fruit]

homonym? or hominem?
i know what {a} homonym{s} is/are, just not,,, hominem,,,,,???????

[Strange Fruit]

Description of Ad Hominem


Translated from Latin to English, "Ad Hominem" means "against the man" or "against the person."
An Ad Hominem is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument. Typically, this fallacy involves two steps. First, an attack against the character of person making the claim, her circumstances, or her actions is made (or the character, circumstances, or actions of the person reporting the claim). Second, this attack is taken to be evidence against the claim or argument the person in question is making (or presenting). This type of "argument" has the following form:

1. Person A makes claim X.
2. Person B makes an attack on person A.
3. Therefore A's claim is false.

The reason why an Ad Hominem (of any kind) is a fallacy is that the character, circumstances, or actions of a person do not (in most cases) have a bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim being made (or the quality of the argument being made). Example of Ad Hominem

1. Bill: "I believe that abortion is morally wrong."
   Dave: "Of course you would say that, you're a priest."
   Bill: "What about the arguments I gave to support my position?"
   Dave: "Those don't count. Like I said, you're a priest, so you have to say that abortion is wrong. Further, you are just a lackey to the Pope, so I can't believe what you say."

source: www.nizkor.org

[Visionz]

thnks Veg, I was being too lazy to look it up

[Strange Fruit]

you're welcome 'ric! well,
now that we know what it is,,,,

ever been a victim?
or better yet, ever been an offender?

[Visionz]

I try to not use the train of thought myself but I've been a witness to it over and over again. And I have been victimized by it on several occassions but nothing real serious.

[Strange Fruit]

^ seen.

hey Prof, do you mean like

"you're black, that makes you an immediate 5%er"?

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you said you see it alot on this forum.

but what exactly do you mean?

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^ seen.

hey Prof, do you mean like

"you're black, that makes you an immediate 5%er"?

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you said you see it alot on this forum.

but what exactly do you mean?

whats the sticky about?

its not really "name calling" but people attack the people instead of their thesis.

[Strange Fruit]

^ oh. gotchu.

mehhhhhhh,,,,, it's all a bunch of fanny wobble.

[V4D3R]

argumentum ad hominem

In internet laymen's terms - to flame like a homo on another person's paradigm (point of view/opinion/thesis) by personaly attacking them and veering off the topic like a drunk free kcufnn hoe.

[V4D3R]

^ Now wouldnt that make a nice sig peeps? ^

[Strange Fruit]

lmao,,,,

that's g.

[My First Timbs]

in almost every thread ive ever created, ive been hit up with a few ad hominems in addition to a plethora of othe logical fallacies