Defamation: the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation as well as other various kinds of defamation that retaliate against groundless criticism...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation ---In [email protected], <richard@...> wrote : Fink: a person who informs on people to the authorities. a. "He finked on his opponents and called in the police so he could win a religious debate." ---In [email protected], <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : The Ad hominem, a means of invective where when used in unkind method one may degrade another. Degrading: causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating ---In [email protected], <richard@...> wrote : Ad hominem: the second to last resort of someone who is losing a debate and is unable to respond with legitimacy. The last resort (most difficult for the ego) is to consider that he or she might be wrong. ---In [email protected], <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : Slur: an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.
