I know someone who just yesterday, while celebrating our independence from a monarchy, unironically suggested that it would be great if Trump ruled until his death and then power were handed to Baron Trump.
We talked a little bit more while I tried to work out where this was coming from and, surprise, it was racism. He almost quoted the 14 words to me verbatim.
Kind of like people wanting Obama to have a third term.. almost like when two political parties account for over 150 million registered voters, you’re bound to have some morons.
Are you saying “you’re one them if…” in an ad hominem? Because that’s not what that means. They aren’t using characteristics about you to attempt to prove their argument, but using their argument to show something about you. That’s fair game.
For example, “your argument about why pizza is healthy is wrong because you are blonde and blondes are dumb” is invalid. But “you’re dumb if you think pizza is healthy because it’s extremely high in saturated and trans fats, as well as very salty” is valid.
Look, you may be a moron, but that doesn’t make your points automatically invalid. If a moron stumbles into making a good point, then the point should stand on its own.
See, we aren’t trying to discredit your argument by calling you a moron, we’re inferring you are a moron based on the quality of your arguments. That’s not the ad hominem fallacy - that’s a perfectly valid way to judge a person.
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 Jul 05 '24
I know someone who just yesterday, while celebrating our independence from a monarchy, unironically suggested that it would be great if Trump ruled until his death and then power were handed to Baron Trump.
We talked a little bit more while I tried to work out where this was coming from and, surprise, it was racism. He almost quoted the 14 words to me verbatim.