No. You appear not to understand the definition of ad hominem. Look it up.
Du doch nicht.
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Right its a dismissal or āpoisoning the wellā re an opponents argument through āat the personā or āmessengerā assessment; you are stupid would merely be an insult, but we can dismiss your argument because youāre stupid is an ad hominem.
I am gratified that I have managed to teach you that one thing.
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In context your:
assessment, was, by definition an
That said, I think weāve run this rabbit long enough.
Ah, so I wasnāt able to teach you anything after all. My bad.
As a bit of personal observation; when I was a kid I thought ego driven activity; bullying, intimidation, ridicule, games of semantic insult; āyo mamaā stuff, āchest thumpingā, was just a matter of immaturity, I thought in middle school it would subsideā¦ it didnāt, I thought in HS it would subsideā¦ it didnāt, I thought in college it would subsideā¦ it didnāt, I thought in the world of adults it would subsideā¦ it didnāt.
Given this seems to be the nature of man, who knows, maybe it extends into the beyond, it forces one to either grow thicker skin; find a sense of humor, and keep digging regardless, or quit and capitulate. And Iāve never been good at either quitting or capitulating, and I donāt intend to explore that resolution.