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Classic Krugman
Check out this video on Bloomberg. The story goes something like this. In the remark shown on the screen, Paul Krugman cautioned that he is not calling someone a name (via a Monty Python reference lost on the speaker), but … Continue reading →
Wherein David Brooks gets it partially right
Whenever a politician says something inexcusably horrible, you can rest assured that a parade of iron manners, that is, the sophists, will appear, attempting to make the weak argument appear stronger. This has so far been the case with Mitt … Continue reading →
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Tagged 47 percent, Ad hominem arguments, David Brooks, Mitt Romney
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The same basic respect, i.e., none.
It's been well over a week since conservative radio host made launched into a not-uncommon series of misogynisitic ad feminam attacks against a women speaking on an issue of concern to women. The woman, Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University Law student, was invited by Congress to speak on the issue of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ad hominem arguments, misogyny, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Steve Landsburg, straw man arguments
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Adoption is a beautiful choice
Busy lately, so outsourcing to Think Progress. Here's Dr.Keith Ablow on David Brock, former right-winger and founder of Media Matters: ABLOW: He’s a dangerous man, because having followers and waging war… this isn’t accidental language. It’s about violence, destruction, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Ad Hominem Abusive
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Tagged Ad hominem arguments, David Brock, Dr.Keith Ablow, Media Matters
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He forgot to mention that he is fat
We got twenty feet of snow around here, complete with thundersnow, so what better day could there be for a global warming post. "Al Gore is fat" is shorthand for all of the ad hominem (meanie-meanie-bo-beanie variety) that people have … Continue reading →
Hobgoblin
Too much of our critical political discourse depends on one single virtue: consistency. This is why Pat Buchanan, a man who writes articles (I am not exaggerating) in praise of Hitler–is a kind of pundit saint. Since consistency matters, and consistency depends on … Continue reading →
Qui tacet consentire videtur
It really did not take long for George Will to engage in unwarranted triumphalism over the very selective violation of some scientists' right to engage in private and informal communication about their work. He writes: Disclosure of e-mails and documents … Continue reading →
The Green Hornet
When you have nothing to say against the actual arguments of your opponent–you know, her facts and inferences–you can always psychologize about her motives. Cue the "you're just saying that because." This, I think, would properly characterize George Will's response … Continue reading →
Ad hominem arguments
Here's a link to an article in Scientfic American mind about various kinds of ad hominem arguments. Yvonne Raley, the author, writes: Although ad hominem arguments have long been considered errors in reasoning, a recent analysis suggests that this is … Continue reading →
