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		miningape 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone at YouTube needs glasses It's only ad hominem when the argument is an insult. In this case there's an insult inside the argument, but importantly the insult is not the argument being made. Therefore it is not ad hominem.

ziddoap 7 months ago [–]

The overall point, as you obviously understand, is that one should avoid personal insults when making a comment here.

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