Maven (famous)@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoThe "Trans Debate" in 17 Secondsi.imgur.comimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1756arrow-down148
arrow-up1708arrow-down1imageThe "Trans Debate" in 17 Secondsi.imgur.comMaven (famous)@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squareSuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months ago No no, this is an ad hominem: you’re an idiot. That isn’t really an ad hominem. It’s just an insult. An ad hominem would be: “What validity could that argument have when you, the person defending it, is an idiot?” Same goes for the other user’s complaint.
minus-squareGlitterInfection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoThat was all implied.
That isn’t really an ad hominem. It’s just an insult. An ad hominem would be: “What validity could that argument have when you, the person defending it, is an idiot?” Same goes for the other user’s complaint.
That was all implied.