From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 11:51:54 MDT
"gts" <gts_2000@yahoo.com>
> A valid argument would be something like "Excuse me sir, but I noticed you
> spitting on the sidewalk. I feel obliged to inform you that many people
>find that offensive. If you want to be socially accepted then you should
>refrain from spitting on the sidewalk."
> Instead he is saying "You're a bum because you believe it's okay to spit
>on the sidewalk." That is a pure ad hominem argument.
Good God! If so then I say 3 cheers for ad hominem;it was far more concise
and refreshing, the other scenario strikes me a comically pathetic, vapid
and ineffectual.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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