(Oct 14, 2012 05:12 PM)Demoralize Wrote:  Obama supporters are either.
1.) Black or Hispanic.
2.) Uneducated.
3.) Under the age of eighteen.

Quote:Personal Attack (Argumentum Ad Hominem, literally, "argument toward the man." Also called "Poisoning the Well"): Attacking or praising the people who make an argument, rather than discussing the argument itself. This practice is fallacious because the personal character of an individual is logically irrelevant to the truth or falseness of the argument itself. The statement "2+2=4" is true regardless if is stated by criminals, congressmen, or pastors. There are two subcategories:

(1) Abusive: To argue that proposals, assertions, or arguments must be false or dangerous because they originate with atheists, Christians, Communists, capitalists, the John Birch Society, Catholics, anti-Catholics, racists, anti-racists, feminists, misogynists (or any other group) is fallacious. This persuasion comes from irrational psychological transference rather than from an appeal to evidence or logic concerning the issue at hand. This is similar to the genetic fallacy, and only an anti-intellectual would argue otherwise.

(2) Circumstantial: To argue that an opponent should accept or reject an argument because of circumstances in his or her life. If one's adversary is a clergyman, suggesting that he should accept a particular argument because not to do so would be incompatible with the scriptures is such a fallacy. To argue that, because the reader is a Republican or Democrat, she must vote for a specific measure is likewise a circumstantial fallacy. The opponent's special circumstances have no control over the truth or untruth of a specific contention. The speaker or writer must find additional evidence beyond that to make a strong case. This is also similar to the genetic fallacy in some ways. If you are a college student who wants to learn rational thought, you simply must avoid circumstantial fallacies

(Oct 14, 2012 05:12 PM)Demoralize Wrote:  He needs to go and anyone whom doesn't agree is a complete idiot.

Quote:Genetic Fallacy: The genetic fallacy is the claim that an idea, product, or person must be untrustworthy because of its racial, geographic, or ethnic origin. "That car can't possibly be any good! It was made in Japan!" Or, "Why should I listen to her argument? She comes from California, and we all know those people are flakes." Or, "Ha! I'm not reading that book. It was published in Tennessee, and we know all Tennessee folk are hillbillies and rednecks!" This type of fallacy is closely related to the fallacy of argumentum ad hominem or personal attack, appearing immediately below.

(Oct 15, 2012 01:55 PM)Mr. Anderson Wrote:  No, this is not the case. This is called making a poisoning the well, and I suggest you read up on it.

This is also known as ad hominem, I suggest you read up on it.

Unfortunately, you just proved that you lack the basic knowledge to support your own claims.

Quote:"will be primarily vacated by members of the HackForums community"

Definition of vacated Wrote:vacated past participle, past tense of va·cate (Verb)
Verb:

Leave (a place that one previously occupied): "rooms must be vacated by noon".
Give up (a position or employment).

(Oct 15, 2012 05:33 AM)Strokes Wrote:  Reading is not your strongest asset.

(Oct 14, 2012 05:12 PM)Demoralize Wrote:  Obama supporters are either.
1.) Black or Hispanic.
2.) Uneducated.
3.) Under the age of eighteen.

Granted Romney isn't the best choice out there but far better than Obama. Obama hasn't done jack shit throughout his term. ObamaCare is absolutely a terrible idea, his promise to the pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq flunked, it took almost his entire term to get us out of Iraq and we're still in Afghanistan. He hasn't done jack shit for the economy, he's only made it worse. Under Obama the average household debt has increased by 50%. He needs to go and anyone whom doesn't agree is a complete idiot.

(Oct 17, 2012 03:35 PM)g4b3n Wrote:  Lol interesting liberal bias in the HF news
I don't mind though

(Oct 17, 2012 03:42 PM)Strokes Wrote:  Those are the threads that got popular quickly.
If you wanna change it go make your own thread become popular.

(Oct 17, 2012 03:53 PM)Mr. Anderson Wrote:  Exactly, I do not discriminate, but there have not been any conservative threads that are popular in SRPP.