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Originally Posted by urville
That is not an argument of the facts, that is you explaining your viewpoint, your gut feeling. Again, i get it, having said that: It's primarily fuzzy and not proven. So i believe that makes exactly what you do ad hominem argument in some form. not that there is anything wrong with that as a whole.
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On this topic, global climate change, I have read lots of material and I have not come to a definitive conclusion. Therefore I am still looking for answers. I read the legislation in question and I believe I read it correctly and that I understand the context, if I am wrong I am open to correction. There are some topics where I am not looking for answers and where I am not open to correction because I know what I know. For example, I understand the Pythagorean theorem, there would be nothing to discuss - I know it to be true. I try to make a point of separating my "gut", opinion, feelings, fears, biases from factual data. I also differentiate my interpretation of factual data compared to a more widely held interpretation of the data. And most importantly I ask questions to seek further clarification of what others write or to help clarify a view I hold. There you have my pattern of behavior on TFP - if it is problematic, I don't understand why, do you?
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I think people then find that in that argument, directing responses at you is the only appropriate way since its your feeling and you represent it in this forum of discussion.
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I tend to think it is because they have no real response to the substance of an argument and the easiest way to respond is to make it somewhat personal. I am a pretty easy target on the surface, I am often under-estimated.
In this thread, there is only on real point being emphasized by me, in the form of a question: Does the EPA have too much power? No one has yet to give a direct response. Agree or disagree and I move on, directing comments to me personally or ignoring the point makes me dig in deeper and deeper - I get fixated - I wonder more and more why they won't they address the point - and eventually I draw my own conclusions from it.