@SamHarrisOrg Well, it is but it's not a fallacy ;)
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@SamHarrisOrg Sure, I agree with you there.
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@SamHarrisOrg Jeez what a waste of talent having to defend such silly accusations. Keep up what you do! You're the best!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Get 'em, Sam.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg exactly - in law it's not defamation if it's trueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg it's frustrating when people are under the delusion that the issue of whether someone's a liar or not is a matter of opinion!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Yes it is. But it is not a logical fallacy in this case as it is used appropriately.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg LET@SamHarrisOrg DECIDE (if he dares) which reply 'best' (that is; 'objectively') illustrates his, now, controversial, tweet?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg or, if you like, "training wheels": ad hominem attacks a person. A rational argument attacks an irrational one.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg another example: "You are an Islamophobe", compared to "What you said is an example of Islamophobia." Important differenceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg false. An example of that same thing, but not ad hominem, would be "What you said is a lie."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Logic 101. The accuser's post was actually closer to the fallacy's definition than the comment he/she criticized. Bit ironic?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg@peterboghossian an ad hominem would be to call writer X a fat ass rather than to prove him a plagiarist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg If X is 'a liar' then it is not an 'ad hominem' argument but a statement of fact. If X isn't a liar & Y knows this then; it isThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg@peterboghossian it is an inductive argument taking the form of a justified ad hominem.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg@Bretwinograd Im guessing you are "Y".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Yes it is. "That statement is a lie" wld not be ad hominem. "He is a liar" is, bc u r discrediting by ref 2 a characteristicThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Aslan implies since you are a neuroscientist, you are unqualified to comment on religion. That's an ad hominem. -
@ValhallaBoy@SamHarrisOrg sam uses his academic qualifications to endorse his extremeneocon politics and fundamentalist atheism -
@xtc_uk@SamHarrisOrg fundamentalist atheism does not exist. Atheism is not an ideology, religion, or set of beliefs. -
@ValhallaBoy@SamHarrisOrg of course atheism is an ideology. and set of beliefs thats the irony of it all. -
@xtc_uk@SamHarrisOrg Atheists tend to have a common ideology. It's not what defines them as atheists. Atheists just don't believe in gods. -
@ValhallaBoy@SamHarrisOrg maybe. sam conflates his claimed atheism with his political beliefs. so he muddies the discourse. -
@xtc_uk@SamHarrisOrg Not much he can do about that. One can't just denounce their atheism. Maybe he can claim he is speaking as a humanist? -
@ValhallaBoy@SamHarrisOrg sam has issues in that he fails to be holistic & objective with his opinions. his atheism is his politics.
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