1.0Theory and Practicehttps://morganredfield.com/blogmorganhttps://morganredfield.com/blog/author/morgan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IqPh9WTu4f"><a href="https://morganredfield.com/blog/2017/12/in-praise-of-ad-hominems/">In praise of Ad Hominems</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://morganredfield.com/blog/2017/12/in-praise-of-ad-hominems/embed/#?secret=IqPh9WTu4f" width="600" height="338" title="“In praise of Ad Hominems” — Theory and Practice" data-secret="IqPh9WTu4f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://morganredfield.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Ad hominems get a bad rap. Specifically, there are instances where knowing that the person who thought up an idea has certain flaws is very useful in evaluating the idea. In the best case scenario, I can evaluate every argument I hear on its own merits. Unfortunately, I’m often too busy to put enough time … Continue reading ""