Dear Dan, You write: > Saying "You're full of crap about this one" is not an ad hominem > attack. It equivalent to saying "You are absolutely mistaken about this > one"... It is not saying that 'I don't believe you because you're full > of crap.' Admittedly, it is somewhat rude, but not outside of normal > usage - in some circles.
I suppose, technically, it isn't ad hominem, merely rude. Point for you. <grin> It certainly serves the purpose of lowering the focus of the discussion from the topic at hand to personalities and egos, however, wouldn't you say? > The comment about me working for Arm and Hammer as a paid shill, > implying that I only take that position because I'm a supposed paid > shill, *is* an ad hominim attack. Agreed. If one felt mischeivious, one could ask John if *he* holds stock in that other brand of baking soda... But I presume he doesn't and I won't. <wink> > So, I would have to say that you are half right, and that you are half > full of crap about that one... (This is a joke, by the way... ;-)) Hey, I'm always at risk of making a mistake in this job... That's why they pay me th big bucks! <LOL> Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
