Ad hominems, etc. should be legit

[Agathon]

What you say is true, but just saying that they are fallacious cloaks important differences between informal and formal fallacies. This happens too much on Apolyton and leads to people accusing others of fallacies where there are in fact none. My favourite is the appeal to authority. Some people think that if you base any argument on the premise that some expert says it, then it is fallacious. But that's not the case.

[Whaleboy]

Argue with him Agathon

[Agathon]

I've already stated why: if he disagrees, he can read the old posts.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Agathon
I've already stated why: if he disagrees, he can read the old posts.

Could I just point out, Aggie, that Vangelis's soundtrack for 'Blade Runner' is I think the only time you will hear Mary Hopkin and Demis Roussos on the same soundtrack?

A propos of nothing of course.

http://www.hopkin.is.nl/

[Elok]

Originally posted by Agathon
What you say is true,

At last, someone has agreed that I am omniscient. The professor has professed his faith. Sacrifice chocolate rabbits. The mellowed Marylander cult begins. Fools.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by molly bloom


Could I just point out, Aggie, that Vangelis's soundtrack for 'Blade Runner' is I think the only time you will hear Mary Hopkin and Demis Roussos on the same soundtrack?

A propos of nothing of course.

http://www.hopkin.is.nl/

I think I have that somewhere.

I'll see that and raise you Elton John playing on Saxon's Party till You Puke.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Agathon


I think I have that somewhere.

I'll see that and raise you Elton John playing on Saxon's Party till You Puke.

David Bowie on 'To Know Him is To Love Him' on Steeleye Span's 'Now We Are Six'.

[Agathon]

OK - I'm beat. I can't think of any more.