On 2010-02-10 01:06 AM, Steven Howe wrote:
Really, is this a relevant topic on a program mail list?
Yes. Meta-discussions about how we discuss programming productively are also
on-topic.
--
Robert Kern
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is mad
"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" writes:
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:38:50 +0100
> "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote:
> > However, although in this particular case the Ad Hominems
> > constituted logical fallacies, not all Ad Hominems are logical
> > fallacies.
>
> Yes they are. Using the reputation of someone to prove
* Ben Finney:
"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" writes:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:38:50 +0100
"Alf P. Steinbach" wrote:
However, although in this particular case the Ad Hominems
constituted logical fallacies, not all Ad Hominems are logical
fallacies.
Yes they are. Using the reputation of someone to prove o
Really, is this a relevant topic on a program mail list? You guys need
to get a room and start discussing angel counts on pinheads under the
blankets.
sph
On 02/09/2010 10:51 PM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:38:50 +0100
"Alf P. Steinbach" wrote:
However, although in th
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:38:50 +0100
"Alf P. Steinbach" wrote:
> However, although in this particular case the Ad Hominems constituted logical
> fallacies, not all Ad Hominems are logical fallacies.
Yes they are. Using the reputation of someone to prove or disprove
their claims is a logical falla
* Ben Finney:
Steven D'Aprano writes:
An ad hominem attack is not when somebody makes a criticism of you
personally. It is when somebody says something along the lines of
"Don't pay any attention to Alf, he doesn't know what he's talking
about, he's a ".
In other words, a criticism of the pe
Steven D'Aprano writes:
> An ad hominem attack is not when somebody makes a criticism of you
> personally. It is when somebody says something along the lines of
> "Don't pay any attention to Alf, he doesn't know what he's talking
> about, he's a ".
In other words, a criticism of the person is on
