On 9/21/07, Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > I don't get the exact meaning but presumed you were suggesting
> > something about my mental state. In other words you were attacking my
> > character rather than the argument. Is this not a perfect example of
> > an ad hominem?
>
> No, because he wasn't tying a rebuttal to the exasperation.
>
> "You're wrong because you're angry" is ad hominem. "Calm down" isn't.

 Aah! Right, no more Latin.

 Martin
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