Re: Phrases that should be banned on Usenet (Was: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages)

On 08.04.2024 21:44, Kenny McCormack wrote:

In article <20240408122937.339@kylheku.com>,
Kaz Kylheku  <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wrote:
...

You wrote, "people like you ... would never use a male pronoun if
talking about nurses", written by you, is already ad hominem;
it's a direct accusation of hypocrisy, rather than focusing on the
argument content.
>
If you can't handle the ad-hominem ball returned to your court,
don't serve it!

 
We'd all be better off if nobody ever used the phrase 'ad hominem' ever
again on Usenet.
 
This also goes for the rest of those fancy Latin phrases that people use to
argue about arguing.

Id est, exempli gratia, focussing on the argument per se, as
Kaz sensibly suggested. :-)

(It's good that in English most of the Latin is hidden behind
abbreviations like i.e. and e.g.; but there's no abbreviation
for "per se"? Probably because p.s. is already occupied?)

Janis

PS: Of course I disagree for the "banning phrases" suggestion.
Pointing out (in whatever way) to stay on the argument is fine.