☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago'The "Horrors" of Bolshevism' — British postcard (ca. 1919) published by the Workers' Socialist Federation.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up172
arrow-up172image'The "Horrors" of Bolshevism' — British postcard (ca. 1919) published by the Workers' Socialist Federation.lemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarewellfill@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt generally means an attack on the speaker, instead of showing fallacy in the argument. As you may have noticed I made no claim of ad hominem in the other reply chain. Just here.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWhat it actually means is to attempt to discredit the argument by attacking the speaker instead of the argument.
It generally means an attack on the speaker, instead of showing fallacy in the argument. As you may have noticed I made no claim of ad hominem in the other reply chain. Just here.
What it actually means is to attempt to discredit the argument by attacking the speaker instead of the argument.