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Posted by: Helveck
Suddenly it seems like people think I'm insinuating that in a debate, attacking someone's character is what you should do.
That's not what I'm getting at, at all. Just so we are clear...
I'm guessing you're getting at my post about ad hominem? I wasn't trying to insinuate that you were insinuating that that's the proper course of action :) But I do feel like that line is pretty easy to cross when you're questioning an OP's intelligence over a stupid post. To quote your original post:
Posted by: Helveck
This thread is pointless, and provides no discussion value. It is ridiculous and childish to believe that you can just leave your blog here for the sake of having your voice heard, without actually wanting to engage in a discussion on a public forum.I'm not going to address whether or not the harshness is necessary, but rhetorically, this is a pretty solid response. On the other hand,
Posted by: Helveck
Do you realize how truly idiotic and ridiculous you look, trying to, and insisting upon having people take your opinionated word as FACT? No obviously not, since if you did, you wouldn't have wasted all that time spewing crap from your mouth. Know the distinction next time, to save yourself from looking like an idiot.tends a little bit more towards an attack ad hominem. You kind of run that risk any time you start insulting the person themselves.
My only point in my first post was to highlight that fact, and that it's a fallacy worth avoiding. I also happen to think that when you insult a person on a forum, they generally immediately jump into a defensive stance, whereas if you limit the insults/criticisms to be directed at the content of their post, they have less room to get all righteous and "defend their honor", and MAYBE even see reason :)
Posted by: x Foman123 x
Didn't want you to feel lonely with nobody replying to your post ;-)d'awwwww