[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I know. I took a logic class. He did ad hominem yes, but you did not address whatever position he took and instead called him names and attacked his credibility—that was an hominem as well. I was not trying to exonerate him, I was laughing mostly at you preaching about ad hominem while calling folks names. Have I called you any names (other than noob, which you are)? Yet you have called me an Alinskyite and said I went around doing ad hominem attacks on folks (Not that I am offended—I have been called much worse names than that. lol).

[JohnKinAK]

He took NO POSITION at all. His argument was that I was a nobody and used a profanity I won’t repeat. Just as your only position is that I’m a NOOB, which is not an position or argument at all. Therefore none of my comments can be Ad Hominen. For Instance if I now said you should retake the logic course.....that would not be Ad Hominem, it would be a simple a personal attack just like the term Mr. Alinsky remark was.

An example of how Alinskyites routinely utilize Ad Hominem attacks:

Tea Party person claims govt spending needs to be cut.
Liberal Politician claims Tea Party person is a racist, thereby discrediting the claim spending needs to be cut on an emotional level, without positing a counter argument of facts.

If the Tea Party person then replies to this Ad Hominem attack of the Liberal Politician by calling the Politician a Communist, the Tea Party person’s reply is NOT Ad Hominem; it is simply a personal attack as the Liberal Politician posited no counter argument.

Anyone who engages in this type of argument is in my book an Alinskyite.

Good night Comrade.