Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashes out at "predatory" Jill Stein
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In an Instagram story on Sunday, the New York congresswoman accused Stein and the Green Party for only putting its emphasis on presidential elections.
      • barsquid@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        That’s not what an ad hominem is. Unsurprising that you don’t understand that, since you also think “Blue MAGA” is a real thing.

        • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeBanned from community
          1·
          10 months ago

          Wikipedia:

          Ad hominem (Latin for ‘to the person’), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are fallacious. Often nowadays this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than the substance of the argument itself

            • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeBanned from community
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              10 months ago

              How is “shut your stupid fucking mouth, kid” not a personal attack instead of attacking the substance of my arguments?

              • barsquid@lemmy.world
                5·
                10 months ago

                The ad hominem part is specifically trying to discredit your arguments on the basis of an unrelated trait. They’re making no attempt to do any such thing. It’s rude, sure. But there’s no argument in there. Read the examples in the wiki.

                Ad hominem is more like whining, “you all downvoted me but didn’t reply,” with the implication that the position is correct because of their actions. “Shut up,” isn’t an ad hominem, it’s just rude.

                • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeBanned from community
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                  10 months ago

                  Not “downvoted me”, I’m not the original commenter. Saying “you’re disagreeing with the OC without bringing any actual arguments” isn’t ad-hominem.

                  Calling someone a fucking stupid kid, is.

                  • barsquid@lemmy.world
                    3·
                    10 months ago

                    Again, you don’t understand what the term means. I invite you to read the wikipedia examples to familiarize yourself.