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forgottenpass | karma 6258 | avg karma 3.21 · 2014-02-05 18:44:24

No, actually it's not. This isn't ignoring the issue at hand and just attacking the author's character, it's attacking the authors authority on a subject matter.

kyberias | karma 2624 | avg karma 1.95 · 2014-02-05 19:55:39+00:00

If one focuses on personal characteristics (here skills) of the author rather than the logical construction of his argument, it is in fact ad hominem.