Re:Refugees Welcome
by dragonwriter on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @12:27PM
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> He's not attacking his person and it's not ad-hominem, he's saying the guy is basically a moral hazard, he is advocating for policies here that he won't have to suffer the consequences of.
That is ad hominem -- specifically, ad hominem circumstantial [0] -- and lies at the nexus between the genetic fallacy and appeal to motive.
That is ad hominem -- specifically, ad hominem circumstantial [0] -- and lies at the nexus between the genetic fallacy and appeal to motive.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Circumstantial