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To: Lane3 who wrote (70500)	6/3/2008 4:26:15 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) of 542677

>>they can be legitimate when a character critique is directly or indirectly related to the point being articulated.<< Karen - I see what he means. If person A comes out and says, "Wind power is the only reasonable choice for electricity generation," then person B says, "Well, person A owns a factory that makes wind turbines," then person B's comment could be said to be ad hominem. But because it directly speaks to person A's motivations in making his remarks, it is legitimate. That may not be the best example, since it's just a little too on-the-nose. It's just the first thing I thought of. I get the man's point, but I don't find it especially earth shattering. Common sense, really. - Allen

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