On 2006-01-04 15:46:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Dysfunction Junction joined this board in March 2005. He's got 600 some posts according to his profile description.
So does he have a lot of time on his hands or what. How about taking up a collection and sending him bowling or something?"
Deflection. When you can't defend your position, attack the poster.
Ad HominemMain Entry: 1ad ho·mi·nem
Pronunciation: (')ad-'hä-m&-"nem, -n&m
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin, literally, to the person
1 : appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2 :
marked by an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made