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Originally Posted by JEY100
The Gary Taubes Op-Ed on MedPage is one of the most read articles, now has 37 comments, many in support. Also a bunch of outraged doctors along the lines of...Gary Taubes is only a hack science writer, and Frank Sacks is a Doctor at Harvard for goodness sakes, then linking to websites like PlantPositive.
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Gary Taubes has a bachelors degree in applied physics from Harvard and 2 Masters, one from Standford in aerospace engineering and one from Columbia in journalism. Some hack.
"ad hominem
You attacked your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.
Ad hominem attacks can take the form of overtly attacking somebody, or more subtly casting doubt on their character or personal attributes as a way to discredit their argument. The result of an ad hom attack can be to undermine someone's case without actually having to engage with it.
Example: After Sally presents an eloquent and compelling case for a more equitable taxation system, Sam asks the audience whether we should believe anything from a woman who isn't married, was once arrested, and smells a bit weird."
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