Aurini comments on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ad Hominem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Aurini 15 July 2009 10:12:37AM 1 point [-]

While arguing on a message board where the accusation of ad hominem was undeserved I came up with a rather pithy example of what it actually is:

Einstein: E=MC2

Hitler: No it doesn't.

Einstein: Why not?

Hitler: BECAUSE YOU'RE A JEW!

(I'm now tempted to make a joke about Robin, Eliezer, Signalling, and a bottle of Jack Daniels - but I think I'll let good taste win out).