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Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

 
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Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Haggis_McMutton on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:49 pm

Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby oVo on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:52 pm

It's Indian food made with chick peas right?
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Timminz on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:53 pm

Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


For example:

"For these reasons, what you've just said is stupid" is not ad-hominem.

"You're stupid, so what you've just said doesn't matter" is.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby TA1LGUNN3R on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:53 pm

Whatever it is stop it.

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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Haggis_McMutton on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:55 pm

Timminz wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


For example:

"For these reasons, what you've just said is stupid" is not ad-hominem.

"You're stupid, so what you've just said doesn't matter" is.


Furthermore: "You're a big poopie head" is not ad hominem, it's just an insult/trolling. It's only ad hominem if you use the fact that they are a big poopie head to try to invalidate their statements.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby TA1LGUNN3R on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:57 pm

Like if being a big poopie head is morally objective?

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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Baron Von PWN on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:59 pm

Haggis_McMutton wrote:
Timminz wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


For example:

"For these reasons, what you've just said is stupid" is not ad-hominem.

"You're stupid, so what you've just said doesn't matter" is.


Furthermore: "You're a big poopie head" is not ad hominem, it's just an insult/trolling. It's only ad hominem if you use the fact that they are a big poopie head to try to invalidate their statements.


Clearly you are incorrect as you are simply a Scottish national dish and would not know about such matters.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby TheSaxlad on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:01 pm

Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Haggis_McMutton on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:02 pm

TheSaxlad wrote:Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

TSL


Wait, what?

I am disorientated and confused.

Also WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT VOTING :x
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Timminz on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:06 pm

TheSaxlad wrote:Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

TSL


Settle down there, short-stuff. There's no need for that kind of behaviour in here. Move along now.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby TheSaxlad on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:12 pm

Timminz wrote:
TheSaxlad wrote:Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

TSL


Settle down there, short-stuff. There's no need for that kind of behaviour in here. Move along now.


Just making sure that these "examples" don't turn nasty.

And after the past coupla days, anything could happen.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby rdsrds2120 on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:16 pm

TheSaxlad, you're just someone with 17 medals so I don't care what you say :D

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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Haggis_McMutton on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:22 pm

TheSaxlad wrote:
Timminz wrote:
TheSaxlad wrote:Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

TSL


Settle down there, short-stuff. There's no need for that kind of behaviour in here. Move along now.


Just making sure that these "examples" don't turn nasty.

And after the past coupla days, anything could happen.


Wait, you were actually being serious. I thought it was some kind of joke i wasn't getting.

Wow, things have gotten bad in here.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Timminz on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:24 pm

TheSaxlad wrote:
Timminz wrote:
TheSaxlad wrote:Hello,

I am a mod.

Mods do not like spamming,flaming or trolling. Please can we keep it to a minimum?

Im going away now. bye bye.

:D

TSL

Settle down there, short-stuff. There's no need for that kind of behaviour in here. Move along now.

Just making sure that these "examples" don't turn nasty.

And after the past coupla days, anything could happen.


Please tell me you're just making a satirical reference to how new mods are perceived by the CCers, and not actually just making one of those tool-ish mistakes that are the reason new mods tend to be perceived in such a low light.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Phatscotty on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:40 pm

Timminz wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


For example:

"For these reasons, what you've just said is stupid" is not ad-hominem.

"You're stupid, so what you've just said doesn't matter" is.


what if they really are stupid and their examples are so unrelated and you are unable to begin to state why the reasons are stupid, then its ok.

minus hominem

also see: reverse jinx
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby BigBallinStalin on Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:43 pm

Up to the mod comment, things were actually running pretty smoothly.

If something serious did come up, then I'm confident the local ConquerClubbers could have identified dealt with it. Perhaps they would need to be reminded to keep it to the PMs, until one of them gets KO'ed then complains, but with PMs it's all behind closed doors and it keeps the fora clean.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby TheSaxlad on Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:34 pm

rdsrds2120 wrote:TheSaxlad, you're just someone with 17 medals so I don't care what you say :D

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and that my friends is ad hominium.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby PLAYER57832 on Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:45 pm

Phatscotty wrote:what if they really are stupid and their examples are so unrelated and you are unable to begin to state why the reasons are stupid, then its ok.

minus hominem

also see: reverse jinx
Usually, if you cannot say why the ideas are stupid, they are not actually stupid.

Also, failure to understand someone else's point, or agree does not mean its automatically stupid. Even if it does come from a flaming liberal or socialist. ;) 8-)
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby PLAYER57832 on Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:47 pm

TheSaxlad wrote: Just making sure that these "examples" don't turn nasty.

And after the past coupla days, anything could happen.

The past couple of days???? :? :? :?

You really ARE new, then.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby aage on Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:59 pm

Explaining what ad hominem is doesn't involve flaming, trolling or insulting, since in that case there should be a victim. In examples often used to explain this kind of stuff, the victims are often ficticious.

In short, omgwtfTSL?
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby ViperOverLord on Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:00 pm

Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


How about you tell me which fallacies of logic each those apply to then. I think this is above your pay grade. :lol:
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby Timminz on Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:04 pm

One need not be fallacious in order to be trying to cause a ruckus, or piss someone off.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby InkL0sed on Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:04 pm

ViperOverLord wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


How about you tell me which fallacies of logic each those apply to then. I think this is above your pay grade. :lol:


You're an idiot.

While the above is true, it's not a logical argument. It's just an insult. Something can't be a fallacy if it's not part of a logical argument.

What would be fallacious, idiot, would be to say: "You're wrong because you're stupid" (which by the way, you are).
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby rdsrds2120 on Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:12 pm

I don't think I've ever seen such a blatant troll/bait.
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Re: Are you sick of people not knowing what ad hominem is?

Postby ViperOverLord on Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:12 pm

InkL0sed wrote:
ViperOverLord wrote:
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Seriosuly, i think people just like the way it sounds or something.

insults/trolling/spamming/derailing != ad hominem, srsly


How about you tell me which fallacies of logic each those apply to then. I think this is above your pay grade. :lol:


You're an idiot.

While the above is true, it's not a logical argument. It's just an insult. Something can't be a fallacy if it's not part of a logical argument.

What would be fallacious, idiot, would be to say: "You're wrong because you're stupid" (which by the way, you are).


You're going to call me an idiot while not knowing what you're talking about? Well I guess some things never change. Fallacies of logic are arguments that don't comply with the rules of logic. And yes insults can be Ad hominem attacks. Do some research and then don't get back to me.
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