Re: _Feersum Endjinn_ Iain Banks - not very good

On 2005-11-30, JavaJosh <javajosh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Damien Sullivan wrote:
>> "JavaJosh" <javajosh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >Damien Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> >> It's been a long time since I read the book, but my gut says you misread it
>> >> seriously.
>> >
>> >offensively, even with the qualification! Disagreeing with someone is
>> >one thing, but this is an ad hominem attack. Just an FYI - I'll assume
>>
>> That wasn't an ad hominem attack, it was a bold opinion about your
>> interpretation. Ad hominem would be saying something about you, implying that
>> therefore your interpretation was wrong. Instead I simply said I thought your
>> interpretation was wrong.
>
> "You misread it seriously" is implying that my reading comprehension is
> poor, which is ad hominem.

No, it implied that it failed in this case. Which saying your
interpretation is wrong also directly implies.

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Aaron Denney
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