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Old 06-January-2006, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by clj4
It is an ad hominem attack.Not against a forum member but against a respected scientist (one of the most respected scientists?).
No, it's not. An ad hominem attack is along the lines of, "You're an idiot, therefore you must be wrong." That doesn't remotely resemble either the title or the presentation in that thread.
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