Yahoo Bot wrote:DrW wrote:You should learn that the ad hominem attack is not an effective response and reflects poorly on the attacker, especially when it isn't even worded or spelled correctly.
These posts of mine are not ad hominem. Under your definition of things, criticizing posting style and the contents of a post would be a personal attack. It isn't.
But yours is a common error.
Yahoo Bot,
When one accuses another of lying, in spite of available evidence to the contrary, that pretty much qualifies as an
ad hominem attack. Now, I can understand why apologists would wish to allow themselves some latitude in this regard, but extending it to calling one a liar without evidence seems a bit much.
Merely being an apologist does not excuse you from calling someone a liar when that individual has provided his full identity and internet references to another well known member on the board, who has in turn verified that said individual does in fact hold a Ph.D., has numerous patents, and is published extensively in peer reviewed journals as a scientist.
If you had a shred of integrity, you would apologize.