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This is a simple and satisfying way to fight Trump and Musk | It's time to delete X (slate.com)

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Ok buddy, you only quoted part of what I said.

I took the part that was essential. Your claim about the below is essentially the same argument.

Your argument is wrong because you’re an idiot

That's the same as your argument is wrong, because you are angry and hurt, (and therefore not rational). Both are attacks on the person and not the argument. Although one is more polite than the other.

And oh he also claimed i was living in a bubble, so he actually made 3 comments that were ill camouflaged personal attacks, first on my emotional state, 2nd on my rationality, and finally claiming I'm uninformed from living in a bubble.

Yet I'm the one downvoted for calling his ad hominem out.
The fact that X is used outside USA is obvious, thinking he needs to "explain" that is ridiculous, and I live in EU, so I think I'm aware of that. And Xitter definitely also has a fascist agenda outside USA, but maybe he isn't aware of that?

None of the 3 attacks (non arguments) were ever qualified any further, probably because he can't.

But I understand why you are hurt and angry, but you must understand you are wrong, because "obvious fact", and you live in a Bubble.

So do you think that's an OK comment to our discussion? Because that's EXACTLY what the comment by NoiseColor to me boils down to. It's an even bigger ad hominem when put together.

[–] TootGuitar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

So do you think that’s an OK comment to our discussion?

I'm not passing any judgement on whether anything is an "OK comment." In fact, on the topic being discussed, I think I agree with you more than the person you're replying to. As I said though, I only stopped by to comment on your fallacious claim that the person committed an ad hominem, because it's super fucking annoying to me when people throw that term around when they don't know what they're doing.

you must understand you are wrong, because “obvious fact”

THIS PART IS THE PERSON'S ARGUMENT, no matter how good or bad as it might be, and no matter how much it is surrounded by words that you view as insulting. In fact, if anyone is resorting to an ad hominem here, it's you, by attacking their character and dancing around the actual meat of their argument (again, as good or bad as it might be). Therefore I hope you agree with me that the other commenter did not commit an ad hominem fallacy. Or did you not read the link I posted yet?