All logical fallacies are emotionally satisfying
People talk a lot about how ad hominem is a fallacy, but they rarely talk about how emotionally satisfying it can be to do.
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What would you know about emotions? You're a philosophist, not a psychologist!
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I think we need a philosopher who claims that ad hominem attacks are in fact the absolute and total essence of discourse
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but can you really say that when it's just based on your anecdotal experiences?
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@smkumailakbar Latin was but is no more.#lawyers#oxbridgeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BruceFraser The last guy that pulled that on me got a GFY. Effectively ended the discussion and any future collaboration -
Didn't like him before that anyway, so it was a win for me
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@j_m_hildebrandt Satisfying and often effective. I mean, whatdyouknow? You're just a cartoon.
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