Sentences with phrase «case of the ad hominem»

I don't care if that was a case of the ad hominem fallacy.

Not exact matches

A little tidbit just in case someone should feel that an Ad Hominem Attack is waranted: I am a Veteran of the United States Armed Forces and I WILL defend this country to the death.

The Cruise attack, on the other hand, exemplifies «poisoning the well,» another brand of ad hominem attacks in which the character assault is launched before the listener has a chance to form his or her own opinion on a subject — in this case, Cruise's film.

Writing with vitriolic flair (when deserved) is one thing, but ad hominem attacks of that sort make clear that the critic's chief interest is really himself, which shouldn't be the case.

I know that the «Kyoto will only do so little» argument can be stretched too far, to the point of suggesting climate action won't do anything in any case, and I do see your viewpoint there (though I think you do needlessly brush an ad hominem in the process of stating that viewpoint).

Having neatly forestalled accusations of argumentum ad hominem, Mr. Scadden reverses Mr. Carson's transparently rhetorical offensive, focusing on Carson's irrational adherence to a failed case.

The criticism of ad hominem attacks would be apropriate in normal circumstances but, in this case, the head of the IPCC started it with his flat earth denunciation.

Either the IPCC defenders make the same objections you have, in which case the criticism boomerangs on them big time, or the IPCCers try to argue from authority / ad hominem, which just drags them down further into the swamp of non-credibility.

Ad hominem attacks on your interlocutors are especially amusing when you then make a fool of yourself in similar vein (or perhaps vain in your case).

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).