While arguing on a message board where the accusation of ad hominem was undeserved I came up with a rather pithy example of what it actually is:
Einstein: E=MC2
Hitler: No it doesn’t.
Einstein: Why not?
Hitler: BECAUSE YOU’RE A JEW!
(I’m now tempted to make a joke about Robin, Eliezer, Signalling, and a bottle of Jack Daniels—but I think I’ll let good taste win out).
While arguing on a message board where the accusation of ad hominem was undeserved I came up with a rather pithy example of what it actually is:
Einstein: E=MC2
Hitler: No it doesn’t.
Einstein: Why not?
Hitler: BECAUSE YOU’RE A JEW!
(I’m now tempted to make a joke about Robin, Eliezer, Signalling, and a bottle of Jack Daniels—but I think I’ll let good taste win out).