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This is a simple and satisfying way to fight Trump and Musk | It's time to delete X (slate.com)

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[–] TootGuitar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

So do you think that’s an OK comment to our discussion?

I'm not passing any judgement on whether anything is an "OK comment." In fact, on the topic being discussed, I think I agree with you more than the person you're replying to. As I said though, I only stopped by to comment on your fallacious claim that the person committed an ad hominem, because it's super fucking annoying to me when people throw that term around when they don't know what they're doing.

you must understand you are wrong, because “obvious fact”

THIS PART IS THE PERSON'S ARGUMENT, no matter how good or bad as it might be, and no matter how much it is surrounded by words that you view as insulting. In fact, if anyone is resorting to an ad hominem here, it's you, by attacking their character and dancing around the actual meat of their argument (again, as good or bad as it might be). Therefore I hope you agree with me that the other commenter did not commit an ad hominem fallacy. Or did you not read the link I posted yet?

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

your fallacious claim that the person committed an ad hominem

I'm surprised you still consider it fallacious?

THIS PART IS THE PERSON’S ARGUMENT,

Yes I know, it's the way the argument is put with "You have to understand", as if I wasn't aware of a very obvious fact.
Put together with the bubble comment, he argues like a camouflaged MAGA, using "you too" arguments.

[–] TootGuitar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yes I know, it's the way the argument is put with "You have to understand", as if I wasn't aware of a very obvious fact.
Put together with the bubble comment, he argues like a camouflaged MAGA, using "you too" arguments.

Cool, now we’re getting somewhere. I agree with you! I’ll ask you for a THIRD time, have you read the article that I shared a link to? Because if you do, you’ll see why what you describe here is not an ad hominem, no matter how condescending, presumptuous, or rude the commenter might be.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I don't get the relevance of that link, it talks about logical falacies like:

A: "All rodents are mammals, but a weasel isn't a rodent, so it can't be a mammal."

I don't see how that's relevant, there is no way that can be seen as an ad hominem. The entire piece seems to be like that. And obviously ad hominem is not a logical fallacy as in flawed use of actual logic like boolean logic. And obviously explaining how and argument is wrong, is not an ad hominem. That's normal discourse to progress on the issue.

But this part:

Therefore, if you can't demonstrate that your opponent is trying to counter your argument by attacking you, you can't demonstrate that he is resorting to ad hominem.

I believe I have CLEARLY shown that the comment "you are hurt and angry" is exactly that. If it's not an argument based on his (wrong) interpretation of my person, then what is it?

From wikipedia which is way more concise, and actually talks about what an ad hominem is instead of what it is not:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

Ad hominem (Latin for 'to the person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are fallacious. Often currently this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument.

In this case me being emotional.
If he writes, you are wrong because you have a big nose. That's an obvious ad hominem. You are wrong because you are being emotional is an equally obvious ad hominem. They are the exact same fallacy as writing you are wrong because you are an idiot.

[–] TootGuitar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You evidently don't know enough about logic and logical fallacies to grasp what I'm saying. I don't think it's worth spending any more time on. Take care.