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You don't understand what an "ad homnimem" is. Simply insulting someone for saying something stupid is not an ad hominem. My argument would need to be of the form "That person is <unsavory characteristic>, therefore he is wrong in his argument".

That is not what I did, therefore it was not an ad hominem.

Please learn the definitions of phrases before you use them in conversation.



You persist in believing that the market is about fairness rather than efficient allocation of goods. Have fun with that.




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