In the Sept. 24 East Oregonian, Mr. David Arlint wrote a personal attack intended to derail rational discourse, then he asked why the conversation was derailed. Funny! Fallacies are intentionally ...

An ad hominem attack against an intellectual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message. -Nassim Taleb ...

If you’ve been in on any online debates, you’ve probably heard of the ad hominem argument, an “argument against the person” in other words, attacks on someone’s character. Here’s one formal definition ...