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To: Diddle E. Squat
Purely an ad hominem argument, of no logical value whatsoever.

Ad hominem as logical fallacy

A (fallacious) ad hominem argument has the basic form:

1. A makes claim X.
2. There is something objectionable about A.
3. Therefore claim X is false.

wikipedia

67 posted on 06/10/2006 1:39:36 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: BearWash

A fool is a fool is a fool, easily conned no matter what the subject.

If someone believes in UFO's and witchcraft, they probably also have poor judgement when it comes to politics, scams, and interpreting the significance of events that they only have a small bit of information on.


70 posted on 06/10/2006 1:55:46 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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