On 21/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, John Williams wrote: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Charlie Bell <char...@culturelist.org> wrote: > >> You can leave the troll. It's taken only a few posts for me to realise that >> John has zero interest in engaging with any point, just repeating his own >> point over and over, and then using _ad hominem_ like he's doing in >> response to Brad. Thought I'd see if the previous 3 years demonstration that >> deregulation completely failed had mellowed him or changed his mind, but it >> apparently hasn't. > > I did not ad hominem anyone. The only person I have seen to > consistently engage is personal attacks is you.
Other than implying that Brad censors his blog of disagreement and Nick is dishonest, you mean? And for the record, _ad hominem_ is not personal attack. It is failing to respond to an argument, or using a person's attributes as a reason why their argument is wrong. Right up with the other logical fallacies. And pointing out that you're trolling is likewise not a personal attack, it's a description of your behaviour, just as describing someone as angry or strident or fallacial is not a personal attack. All I can do is respond to the writing you post, and that writing is weak and your reasoning poorly explained. That's not a personal attack either. I would LOVE to see someone post well-reasoned arguments for the conservative right position in the States, but I'm not seeing them here (or anywhere else, for that matter). Thought you might have learnt to explain your reasoning and stopped resorting to assumptions by now, but as you can't be bothered, neither can I. Cheers, Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
