Thanks for the clarification.

Posted by blue on June 18, 1998 at 18:47:27:

In Reply to: Ad Hominem info posted by David Stephens on June 18, 1998 at 14:11:07:

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: ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM:
: Description: An argument that attempts to disprove the truth of what is asserted by attacking the speaker rather than the speaker's argument. Another way of putting it: Fallacy where you attack someone's character instead of dealing with salient issues.

Thanks for the concise definition. I obviously was not engaged in argumentum ad hominem. I said you were a sinner. You are. That is no more an attack on your character than to say you are human. You may very well be the nicest, most intelligent human ever created. But , by definition, you are still a sinner.

Follow Ups:

• no, you said: "In other words, yes, you'd rather not be culpable" David Stephens 21:34:51 6/18/98 (1)
  • Yes, we misunderstood each other. n/t blue 22:12:41 6/18/98 (0)