Anyone can pass a test... But it is quite telling that while claiming to have a superior grasp of knowledge, he fails even to understand what a basic ad hominem is... tsk tsk.
in fact my test taking skill have always vastly outstripped my algrebra skill, but some would have you believe that my score on both the SATs and PSATs indicated a high level of functionality with Algebra.
Meh...show me where I claimed to have a superior grasp on knowledge.
"making assertions without supporting them does imply a diminished intellectual capacity"
Was I incorrect in seeing this as a sort of attack within a comment which put forth no other argument?
Besides, the worst you can say is that I applied the concept badly. plural claimed that I used an ad hominem in defense of myself, despite "ad hominem" translating to "against the man," and being defined as an attempt to discredit another person in lieu of putting forth an argument...you've not mentioned that.
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Date: 2004-07-24 03:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-24 04:00 pm (UTC)in fact my test taking skill have always vastly outstripped my algrebra skill, but some would have you believe that my score on both the SATs and PSATs indicated a high level of functionality with Algebra.
and the latter part I found most humourous
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Date: 2004-07-25 09:40 am (UTC)"making assertions without supporting them does imply a diminished intellectual capacity"
Was I incorrect in seeing this as a sort of attack within a comment which put forth no other argument?
Besides, the worst you can say is that I applied the concept badly. plural claimed that I used an ad hominem in defense of myself, despite "ad hominem" translating to "against the man," and being defined as an attempt to discredit another person in lieu of putting forth an argument...you've not mentioned that.