• Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Obviously! I never said being a lawyer precludes knowledge of science. Your comment is a ludicrous straw man 😂

    • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      If you recall, we are talking about what constitutes an ad hominem attack. Since being a lawyer does not preclude knowledge of science, pointing out that she is a lawyer constitutes an ad hominem attack.

      Let me know if you need that spelled out for you yet again.

      • Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        I never said she doesn’t know anything about science because she’s a lawyer. I’m saying that she’s not a scientist and she works for an anti pesticide organization. Both of those facts are important and not mentioned in the article. I never attacked her character.