On 05/26/2010 05:16 PM, Ross Sauer -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RS> "Ed Hulett -> Dave Drum"  wrote in
 RS> news:30622$POL_INC{at}JamNNTPd:

 ->>>>> I don't claim to be an oilman, but I do know British
Petroleum,
 EH>> if ->>> they were a "person" like the
Supreme Court said

 EC>>>> When did it say that?

 EH>>>> Just prior to Sauer confronting former president GHW Bush at a
 EH>>>> Sheboygan intersection.

 DD>>> Ad hominem abusive usually involves insulting or belittling
 EH>> one's DD> opponent, but
 DD>>> can also involve pointing out factual but ostensible character
 EH>> flaws or DD> actions
 DD>>> which are irrelevant to the opponent's argument. This tactic is
 EH>> logically DD> fallacious because insults and even true negative
 EH>> facts about the DD> opponent's
 DD>>> personal character have nothing to do with the logical merits of
 EH>> the DD> opponent's
 DD>>> arguments or assertions.

 EH>> Since that is all you do WRT anyone right of Mao, you have no standing
 EH>> to lecture anyone on this issue.

 RS> Yet another ad hominem attack

Please look up the definition of ad homenim.

 RS> That's all you clowns have, since your party is bankrupt financially,
 RS> morally and electorally.

If you had looked up the definition, you'd know that you just used ad hom.

Ed

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