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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Speaking of Latin, there is no such expression as ‘as hominem’. Comparing me to the management of the Edmonton Oilers (apart from being blazingly silly), on a Calgary Flames message board, was an obvious attempt to impute guilt by association — which is generally recognized as one of the forms of ad hominem. ‘Look at the stupid Oiler lover, haw haw!’ was essentially the burden of that particular remark.
Thank you, I did not use ‘conjecture’ improperly. I offered a choice of two alternatives, and then specified that I supported the second one. At no point did I employ a construction equivalent to ‘My theory is this: I theorize B’.
Is it that I cannot handle the language, or that your understanding of it is so limited that you routinely mistake my meaning? Your inability to identify the ad hominem attack I referred to, among other things, suggests to me that the latter may well be the case.
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Oh, an attack on a typo.
Your intelligence is unrivalled sir.
You theorised two options and then eliminated one of your theories, thus, you claimed your theory and then proceeded to repeat your theory. You used the word improperly.
Instead of addressing each item in which you attempt to explain away your improper use of language, I'll just say this:
It is common knowledge of any knowledgable or properly articulate writer that you should know your audience and speak directly to then. If you, as a writer, can not properly express yourself through the written word in a way that is understood by your audience, then that is a failing of your own. Perhaps I did misunderstand EVERY part of what you said, the problem here is that you were unable to articulate yourself properly to be understood.
Since you claim you dumb down your speech to suit this audience, may I suggest you quit pretending, and actually speak properly. Speak to your audience, do not attempt to fool them with your attempts at elevated conversation. You're not great at it, and you're speaking directly to someone who didn't use the same sort of language, so you simply come off as arrogant and fake.
Sorry bro, find another typo to attack.