Yes Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Ever been accused of a "straw man" argument? How about "ad hominem?" Check out this Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Woah! Looking through that list I wonder whether all arguments are just variations on those - that all arguments are in fact just using them as tools of persuasion! (not implying that there aren't good things to persuade a person to understand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles T. Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 "The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Sampson's time." --- Richard Nixon" That's pretty clever. I wonder if he thought of it himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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