do as you wish, of course
but it appears to be an attempt to coerce, or shame your conversation partner into responding
There’s two parts: pointing out the hypocrisy of the response is an attempt to undermine the validity of the “conversation partners” litany of insults.
Pointing out past behaviour; is in part to illustrate the hypocrisy of the insult - but also serves as a prediction based on past behaviour to draw attention to how he is trying to evade an argument.
The purpose here is not to make him respond, I don’t actually care - but to highlight the inherent dishonesty of ignoring what someone says, and then blames them for their own inabilities.
Whilst tone may be what you take issue with, I am very much one for intellectually honesty. This is a debate site, after all .
After all - like you said - he’s not forced to reply.
when you could simply ask them
I kinda did in my first reply; paraphrase the meaning of his argument - with the courtesy of also offering how it ties back to the point I was making.
I always lay out my interpretation so I can be corrected if I’m wrong.
and perhaps restate or reframe what you believe are your "key points"
I did. Have you not read my posts. 95% of my content is restating what I believe to be key points!
any negative comment on the person and or their motives is technically and ad hominem attack
No it’s not.
“Typically, this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself”
Given that (a) his argument was that I was a liar and an intellectual coward (which is definitely an Ad hominem), (b) I addressed the substance of those claims and (c) reviewed his own behaviour using that accusation - this is not an adhomimem by any stretch.
You could probably call it a personal attack - but like I said; it’s kinda weird that you feel that demonstrating an insult does not apply to you, but actually applies to the person making the insult is an Ad hominem worthy of challenge - but the original insult was not.
and try and hold your conversation partner to THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS
No I’m not. Re read my replies.
- I point out that he’s saying my argument is wrong; but does not explain why.
- in the absence of a given reason, I offered a review of my argument so as to preclude some prima-facia interpretation issue. Which I couldn’t find.
People often hurl out accusations without attempts to support it - that argument is simply me doing due diligence on the claim in case I missed something so obvious it does not warrant an explanation.
i can claim all day and all night that "i've disemboweled your key points" and "refuted every argument you've presented"
but if YOU tell me, "you've repeatedly ignored my key points" then, my "rush-to-declare-victory" is quite hollow
Someone can claim all day and all night that an argument is a straw man, and insult them for being an intellectual coward.
But if you tell them that they haven’t offered an explanation why the argument is a straw man; explain why your argument is the obvious reading of what they said, explain that the insult doesn’t apply, but actually applies to them - then their rush to victory is hollow.
Given that, I’m not entirely sure what your objection is.
and does not qualify as "negative characterizations of personal motives and or personal character"
it's a simple statement of fact
not an "attack"
“and detailing your frustration and your personal perception of "hypocrisy” is a textbook ad hominem attack”
I may be a simple man, but to me - suggesting I am attacking someone personally because I’m frustrated, or I have a perception they are a hypocrite: sort of seems to qualify exactly per your specifications, no?