• Infynis@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    Ad hominem absolutely has a place in discussing one of the men up for election to represent our entire country to the rest of the world

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      6 months ago

      No it doesn’t. Ad hominem only serves to weaken the rhetoric of the person making the attack. What we are faced with is much much too dire to let poor rhetorical form take over. Ad Hominem is exactly what Trump does. We should strive to be better.