Re: Argumentum ad hominem was Re: Michael Crichton dies

[Augusto Haro <augustoharo@gmail.com>]

No, in reality the argument for appeal to authority is the argumentum
ad verecundiam, which is the exact opposite to the argumentum ad
hominem. Even when both arguments share deriving a conclusion from
features of the proposer, they are differently named.

2008/11/13 David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>:
>> Wouldn't that be considered an appeal to authority instead?
>
> I'd say all arguments from authority are argumenta ad hominem.
>