| A few hard-learned lessons about how to engage in debate with online blowhards. (I've left a little joke in the video for any grammar Nazi types among you, see if you can find it. It wasn't intentional at first but I thought it was funny so I left it in.) *Argumentum ad hominem is the logical fallacy of attempting to undermine a speaker's argument by attacking the speaker instead of addressing the argument. The mere presence of a personal attack does not indicate ad hominem: the attack must be used for the purpose of undermining the argument, or otherwise the logical fallacy isn't there. It is not a logical fallacy to attack someone; the fallacy comes from assuming that a personal attack is also necessarily an attack on that person's arguments. plover.net You can also find me here: Twitter: twitter.com My Blog: notinmyname2050.wordpress.com Facebook www.facebook.com Introduction Artwork by Unassuming Pumpkin. unassumingpumpkin.deviantart.com Music. Best Background Music by David Parsons www.youtube.com All materials used under the "Fair Use" Provisions outlined in Title 17, Chapter 01 Article 107 of the US Copyright Law which state the following: Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, INCLUDING SUCH USE BY REPRODUCTION IN COPIES or phonorecords or BY ANY OTHER MEANS specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or ... |
