On 21/09/2007, at 6:31 PM, Martin Lewis wrote:

>
> I don't get the exact meaning but presumed you were suggesting
> something about my mental state. In other words you were attacking my
> character rather than the argument. Is this not a perfect example of
> an ad hominem?

No, because he wasn't tying a rebuttal to the exasperation.

"You're wrong because you're angry" is ad hominem. "Calm down" isn't.

Charlie
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