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tptacek
on Dec 14, 2007
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Splashup reviewd by a User Interface blog. - It's ...
It's not an ad-hominem when someone publishes a critique of X, and you allege that they haven't demonstrated that they are qualified to critique X.
In this case, it might be WRONG to allege that. But it's not an ad-hominem.
mwerty
on Dec 14, 2007
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Arguments about the topic matter. Qualifications of the people don't.
tptacek
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Ok, let's all have a debate about neurosurgery!
mwerty
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If what you have to say about neurosurgery makes sense, what's the problem?
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In this case, it might be WRONG to allege that. But it's not an ad-hominem.