To: papertyger
And you are caviling. That's an ad hominem. I teach logic, and mistaking evidence for a premise as a conclusion of that premise is a serious logical error.
-A8
58 posted on
11/17/2006 12:58:27 PM PST by
adiaireton8
("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
To: adiaireton8
I teach logic, and mistaking evidence for a premise as a conclusion of that premise is a serious logical error. So what is mistaking a gratuitous assertion for "evidence."
To: adiaireton8
BTW, is refering to one who steals as "thief" still considered ad hominem?
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