And we all know that people always do what their job title says they should do.
> what is the equivalent of ad hominem
Sigh. It seems 2021 is the year of calling things ad hominem which aren't. It's not ad hominem to accuse the ACCC of being untrustworthy because of prior bad actions in a recent, comparable matter. It would have been ad hominem if I said that the ACCC is untrustworthy because everyone who works there is very ugly.
Okay, so what is the phrase for a shallow and transparent attempt to undermine the findings of a report by slinging mud about its origin, after being called out for misrepresenting the actual content?
Rule: you can't say "sledging", only the other Australians will understand.
And we all know that people always do what their job title says they should do.
> what is the equivalent of ad hominem
Sigh. It seems 2021 is the year of calling things ad hominem which aren't. It's not ad hominem to accuse the ACCC of being untrustworthy because of prior bad actions in a recent, comparable matter. It would have been ad hominem if I said that the ACCC is untrustworthy because everyone who works there is very ugly.