Lets keep Our Wars at Home

[reverendjeremiah]

Thanks for adding to the Strawmen.

I think that's twice you've had a go at me rather than at my argument. Disagree with what I say? No problem ,but please have the courtesy to explain the mistakes in my reasoning so I can learn.

Your response (above) is unhelpful,and amounts to an ad hominem attack.

My original explanation was:

Because everyone who sneaks across our borders are poor bastards hoping for a better life.

That is a straw man. You have made it seem that everyone who sneaks across our border is nothing more than a poor bastard that is hoping for a better life.

In reality SOME of the people who illegally cross our border are like that. Some are doing quite well and sneaking drugs across for more money. Some are taking huge amounts of money from those wanting a better life to sneak them across, only to force them into labor, or as sex slaves. Some merely cross to visit relatives for a few days....etc....etc...etc...

You made a strawman and used it against me and the others on this topic

Your response (above) is unhelpful,and amounts to an ad hominem attack.

No. I was merely pointing out your strawman. Pointing out a fallacy is NOT an ad-hominem attack.

An ad-hominem attack would be me calling you "a race traitor, and that you are obviously leaning towards illegals because I suspect your mother is one, and that is why you support illegals so much." [/example]

I am doing no such thing against you.