ad hominem fallacy only applies to a person you're having an argument with, not the subject of the argument.
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You didn't get what he said. Try this angle; if you are on trial, the charges leveled against you aren't "ad hominem" attacks.
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I was literally agreeing with him.
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Ah, then I'm the one who didn't get what you were saying. All apologies.
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it’s specifically not a fallacy if the properties of the person, as opposed to their espoused views, are the topic.
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the point is that i'd rather see SH discuss actual policy positions.'Unfit' is at most an assumption/opinion.
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People also don't seem to get that mere insults are not "ad hominem" arguments. Idiots...
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OK, wrong use of fallacy. But I fail to understand with everything out there on HRC, how DT possibly can be the bigger evil.
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if you falsely equivocate HRC's "wrongdoings" with @realDonaldTrumps racism, fascism, misogyny, then you're blind.
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that is mostly ur perception ,and if to be true at all, they still can't stand in the shadow of her wrongdoing.
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um, no it's a simple Google search listing both candidates records, for good or ill. Facts are not partisan.
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Sam you have lost your credibility overnight.
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@SamHarrisOrg Reminds me of http://shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/full.html … (Search "Not in the legions"). Malcom says vices wouldn't matter if there were virtues! -
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ad hominem is not a fallacy if you're referring to a thin-skinned, shallow, soulless, self-serving, dangerous sociopath
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Sam, with all the recent polls coming in are you really afraid Trump still has a chance to win? He'll need Ohio+Pennsylvania.
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I am very afraid. Dems could get complacent. Could be lot of "hidden" trump voters. Polls still way too close.
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@cvdsanduhh I can't wait for this election to be over & Donald Trump can go back to being a cartoon rich guy w/ stupid hair.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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why do so many abject morons follow and reply to you on twitter? I think you need to make greater use of that block button.
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