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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

15842	An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V]
	Full Idea: Judicious use of an opponent's assumptions is quite capable of producing a perfectly reasonable ad hominem refutation of the opponent's thesis.
	From: Verity Harte (Plato on Parts and Wholes [2002], 1.6)