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Idiocy of the most amusing kind.....

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Zaphod
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Message 11 of 91 (13495)
07-14-2002 1:48 PM

Jet,
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***OK, sorry! I thought you were joking but I guess you really are a moron. My condolences to your parents.***
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Leave you ad hominem attacks at the door, my friend; it is an unprovoked attack on the poster's character. Besides, you haven't accomplished anything with that statement except prove your inability to argue coherently.
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07-14-2002 4:14 PM 		Reply to: Message 14 by TrueCreation
07-14-2002 3:48 PM

Well, an ad hominem attack is an attack on the person's character instead of the argument at hand. It's a fallacy because the character is not at issue here.
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07-14-2002 4:15 PM 		Reply to: Message 12 by Percy
07-14-2002 3:16 PM

Yeah, I realize that. I've been lurking in these forums for some time, and am aware of Jet's tactics. He's none too popular, I see.
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Zaphod
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07-14-2002 4:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 17 by TrueCreation
07-14-2002 4:16 PM

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Is it interchangeable with another word or am I trying to make ad hominem seem like an abbreviation?
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There's no synonym I'm aware of, at least when it comes to a single word, but you can certainly abbreviate. ad hom is is acceptable.
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