Re:Cato Institute: The Case Against Net Neutrality
by anamax on Thursday December 23, 2010 @03:35PM
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> If you say something about Cato and I attack Cato or some of its supporters and explain why, that's not ad hominem
It depends on the explanation, specifically whether the attack goes to the substance of their position or, as in this case, "they're bad companies", which makes it ad hominem.
> And do you just run around posting "ad hominem" 100 times a day and downvoting opinions you disagree with?
It's easy enough to see that I haven't. I also haven't killed any puppies this week.
It depends on the explanation, specifically whether the attack goes to the substance of their position or, as in this case, "they're bad companies", which makes it ad hominem.
> And do you just run around posting "ad hominem" 100 times a day and downvoting opinions you disagree with?
It's easy enough to see that I haven't. I also haven't killed any puppies this week.
Any other questions?