When is insulting people justified in a debate?
By that I mean calling someone an idiot or implying that they are.
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@CopperCicada Usually but what if they are really nuts and really rude, can you imply that they are dumb.
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@Burnley123 well. dignaga the indian logician who created buddhist epistemology said that one can only debate with a person who is "sane". by that he meant a person able and willing to change their views when proven wrong.
that sort of leaves 90% of "debates" these days as something less.
so sure. if one is pointing out a cognitive deficit that is not an ad hominem. but that is probably far from a productive debate. best to blow it up and go home.
that sort of leaves 90% of "debates" these days as something less.
so sure. if one is pointing out a cognitive deficit that is not an ad hominem. but that is probably far from a productive debate. best to blow it up and go home.