Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Jacinda Ardern Drops 'Karen' Reference in NZ Parliament" video.
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@nadrile You say an ad hominem has a definition, which is correct, but then you "characterize" it as an ad hominem, by not sticking to the definition.
Simply saying someone is stupid, for example, isn't an ad hominem, and could be a perfectly justifiable conclusion. If someone is so ridiculously wrong about something, the conclusion that they're stupid would follow.
Saying someone is stupid, therefore they must be wrong, is an ad hominem, because the conclusion, that they're wrong, doesn't follow. Stupid people can sometimes be right about things.
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