06-24-2020, 07:27 PM
(06-24-2020, 06:24 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It changes depending on what you're discussing and with whom. Simply observing that Biden is a doddering old fool is not a logical fallacy if I'm not disputing an argument he made.
For instance:
Biden: "bfine, I think I'll raise taxes on the middle class to pay for college for illegal immigrants"
bfine: "That makes no sense because you're a doddering old fool"
That's ad hominem fallacy
Message board idiot (also ad hominem): "The DNC is brilliant by keeping Biden locked in his basement and silent"
bfine: "It's especially brilliant if your candidate is a doddering old fool"
That is not ad hominem fallacy.
Now let's see if you can figure out why or you can continue to show me what an expert you are in EI (possibly ad hominem but more of an appeal to the ridiculous).
A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
Since Joe Biden is not a doddering fool then your argument that he is avoiding the press (or it is a good idea for him to avoid them) because he is a doddering old fool is invalid.
Since your argument was about Biden it is not required that you made the argument directly to Biden. A logical fallacy does not depend on who you are speaking to. If I say "It is a good idea for Bfine to wear a bib because he has Trump jiz dribbling down his chin." it is an "ad hominin" argument no matter who I say it to.
