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your a) and b) look really similar - a) is negative, b) is positive?
You're right - ad hominem arguments should be ignored, but not all the responses to sovkiller have been such.
Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think the operative word is "some". Theoretically understanding each debator's perspective is positive. Although sometimes (IMO a lot of times in the States) the purpose of understanding someone's perspective is an effort to: a) Overlook the soundness of the argument itself and focus on the person or b) Overlook an objective analysis of the argument and focus on the person themselves -- kind of a halo effect. Whatever this person says is gold because they have done this or that or because they are nice people. |
your a) and b) look really similar - a) is negative, b) is positive?
You're right - ad hominem arguments should be ignored, but not all the responses to sovkiller have been such.