[discuss] [IANAtransition] Troll

[Michel Gauthier]

At 03:17 17/04/2014, Shatan, Gregory S. wrote:
>I will close my participation in this thread by noting that Godwin's Law is:
>
>Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies [a.k.a the Sexton-Godwin Law]:
>As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
>involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

>>>Contrast the following:
>>>
>>>A.  From Peter A. Angeles, Dictionary of Philosophy-- published by 
>>>Barnes and Noble, copyright 1981.
>>>
>>>3. Fallacy of argumentum ad hominem (argument against the man) . 
>>>The Latin means "argument to the man." (a) Arguing against, or 
>>>rejecting a person's views by attacking or abusing his 
>>>personality, character, motives, intentions, qualifications, etc. 
>>>as opposed to providing evidence why the views are incorrect. 
>>>Example: "What John said should not be believed because he was a 
>>>Nazi sympathizer."

I did not follow on this in spite of being on the thread because I 
prefered to believe "John" was a typo.

M G