Post by Radrook Admin on Jun 11, 2024 14:28:04 GMT -5
Name calling as part of Ad Hominem
Ad hominem, as pointed out in another thread, involves attacking the person instead of the issues at hand. Name-calling is simply a specific extension of ad hominem.
Now, the reason I am focusing on this once more is because I just encountered a video posted on Twitter which dedicates itself to attacking Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a Puerto Rican American politician.
During the attack, she is repeatedly referred to as being uneducated, a simple-minded bartender, a moron, stupid, crazy, while her political decisions are are described as inflicting serious harm on the district where she was voted into office.
Well, if indeed such were really the case, then one would expect the voters of such a mismanaged district to express their disapproval by voting Cortez out of office, right? Yet, this is how she is described in the biographical data provided on WIKI encyclopedia:
Now, the reason I am focusing on this once more is because I just encountered a video posted on Twitter which dedicates itself to attacking Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, a Puerto Rican American politician.
During the attack, she is repeatedly referred to as being uneducated, a simple-minded bartender, a moron, stupid, crazy, while her political decisions are are described as inflicting serious harm on the district where she was voted into office.
Well, if indeed such were really the case, then one would expect the voters of such a mismanaged district to express their disapproval by voting Cortez out of office, right? Yet, this is how she is described in the biographical data provided on WIKI encyclopedia:
American left-wing politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.
On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district. She defeated Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries. She easily won the November general election, defeating Republican Anthony Pappas. She was reelected in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district. She defeated Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries. She easily won the November general election, defeating Republican Anthony Pappas. She was reelected in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
Which of course raises the very pertinent question: If indeed she is harming her district in the extremely gross manner that her enemies continue accusing her of, then why indeed is she being constantly re-elected into office?
After all, disgruntled constituents express their dissatisfaction against an incumbent by refusing to vote the person back into office for yet another term and voting for someone else who promises to do a better job. Why? Simple! Because if they don't, then the person in office will continue to harm them.
Yet, despite all these ad hominens in which she is described as being totally incompetent, people in Cortez's district keep her in office via their votes. Which of course, completely contradicts all the accusations via name-calling that her enemies keep mentioning, and conclusively prove them to be merely maliciously motivated lies.
After all, disgruntled constituents express their dissatisfaction against an incumbent by refusing to vote the person back into office for yet another term and voting for someone else who promises to do a better job. Why? Simple! Because if they don't, then the person in office will continue to harm them.
Yet, despite all these ad hominens in which she is described as being totally incompetent, people in Cortez's district keep her in office via their votes. Which of course, completely contradicts all the accusations via name-calling that her enemies keep mentioning, and conclusively prove them to be merely maliciously motivated lies.