The ad hominem fallacy is difficult to avoid. Every time you meet another human being you get a sense of who they are and what they're about. We are apparently hardwired to like people who are symmetrical, funny, or who look like us. The result is that we live in an age of personality politics where who you are and what you look like are more important than your ideas. Who knows what Ed Miliband or David Cameron stand for? All that matters is how they come across.
Imagining Russell Brand's Revolution
Imagining Russell Brand's Revolution
Imagining Russell Brand's Revolution
The ad hominem fallacy is difficult to avoid. Every time you meet another human being you get a sense of who they are and what they're about. We are apparently hardwired to like people who are symmetrical, funny, or who look like us. The result is that we live in an age of personality politics where who you are and what you look like are more important than your ideas. Who knows what Ed Miliband or David Cameron stand for? All that matters is how they come across.