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Ad hominem arguments

Vlad Vexler @VladVexler Philosopher - ethics, politics, music | Slowly writing a book on Isaiah Berlin | Grew up in USSR, Isr, UK. Home is London | Living with ME since 2003. | 🔗 🎥 London YouTube Joined June 2010 (997 Following 22.2K Followers)

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We should be careful when diagnosing ad hominem arguments. A bad argument is a bad argument - but where does the bad argument come from? Bad arguments stem from failures of intelligence and failures of character. The mantra “attack the argument, not the person” is bogus political correctness. In constructive discourse, you critique both the argument and the person. The challenge is to do it responsibly, with as much respect as you can muster.

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