From: Cory Przybyla (recherchetenet@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 10:02:31 MST
--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's it. That's ad hominem. Does anybody
> really want to argue
> > that these
> > are valid techniques for Extropians trying to
> determine the truth?
>
> No, however, I will state that making accurate
> descriptions of the
> opinions of some people *requires* that you use
> language that would be
> considered insulting if applied to more reasonable,
> rational people.
> Calling a spade a spade cannot be considered ad
> hominem.
Yes it can. Calling Jerry Falwell a Christian bigot
while he was discussing financial issues would be ad
hominem.
Value or morality of the author is attached to the
topic when his being or not being a Christian or a
bigot does not impose value on the argument itself.
If these values were affecting the judgement of the
issue and one was to point out why, then no it's not
ad hominem.
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