Word: hominem
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...charge of anti-Semitism. Rich asks himself why Dole decided to focus on the gangsta rap of Time Warner, and generously volunteers an answer: "Does the fact that its chief executive is named Levin play particularly well in some farright G.O.P. quarters?" Now, I enjoy a good ad hominem attack as much as the next guy, but these are the cheapest of cheap shots...
...civil discourse is an oxymoron in the U.S. today. Can't the prevalence of ad hominem attacks and demonization in our politics be seen as having helped inspire last Wednesday's insanity? The dots need not be connected for some connections to be considered...
...rally over the years had always been colored by political rhetoric, talk of "empowerment" and diatribes against patriarchy. The march that followed this year's rally included chants of "Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! the Peninsula has got to go!" and, more ad hominem, "Hey, Hey! HO, Ho! Kelly Bowdren's got to go!" I fail to see how these dismal dithryambs serve the cause of women's safety...
Perhaps this is a good thing, because Cucci's set of rules ignores several basic facts. First, ad hominem attacks have been, and always will be, a part of human discourse. Cucci's idealistic vision of a community of scholars who make amazing arguments based on reason and never let personality come between them is nothing more than an impossible dream. We could turn Cucci's argument into a very good Beatles song, however; "Imagine all the students/Talking about issues in peace...
...points made by Nietzsche and Paglia are well-taken. Satire, wit and ad hominem attacks have been and always will be essential to healthy, honest and vital discourse. Just because the people who don't excel in these areas want us to have pity on them doesn't mean we must give up the treasured rhetorical devices which make campus debate not only intelligent, but also entertaining--and therefore worth reading...