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Rage on April 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: LightTable detailed critique: Concept vs Reality

Ad hominem aren't always a logical fallacies, and, in this case, might not bet at all. Ad Personam are.

You should read Eristic Dialectics: The Art Of Being Right by Arthur Schopenhauer.

Saying he is biased because he is a java-only programmer isn't clearly a wrong statement, and it doesn't mean he's totally wrong either.

Just saying, but that's not the point of the article.

dibbeke on April 22, 2012 [–]

Thanks for the reference, I'll surely read it. [Pause] I've just read the first couple of chapters and it is most surely an enjoyable read. It brings the current discussion into a completely different light. Thanks again.

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