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0 pointscal5k15y ago0 comments

It's called an ad hominem argument, and it's one of the many well-known logical fallacies. For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

0 pointscal5k15y ago0 comments

It's called an ad hominem argument, and it's one of the many well-known logical fallacies. For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

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thaumaturgy15y ago· 4 in thread

Hah, and this is one of the few, few times that I've seen someone online correctly saying that an argument was ad hominem.

Can someone who knows Latin give me a name for the logical fallacy of incorrectly dismissing an argument as ad hominem?

qjz15y ago

Not so specific, but fecious reasoning is a broad spectrum disorder that might be applicable...

From a quick dictionary lookup, "fecious" doesn't seem to be a word. Do you mean "specious?"

eds15y ago

Fecious?

eavc15y ago

Whatever the latin for being wrong while trying to appeal to authority and intimidate someone would be.

If you want to coin it, seems like you can!

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