Ad hominem is when you stage an attack on one of someone’s unrelated characteristics in order to discredit his or her argument. This was not ad hominem at all, it was a pertinent question regarding your credentials to speak on the matter.
SORRY, idiots! (that’s not a.h. either)
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Ad hominem is when you stage an attack on one of someone’s unrelated characteristics in order to discredit his or her argument. This was not ad hominem at all, it was a pertinent question regarding your credentials to speak on the matter.
SORRY, idiots! (that’s not a.h. either)