0
Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
what kind of language should be regarded as personal attacks?
I am not a native English speaker, so sometimes I do not know what a word exactly means or how to use a suitable word in a specific situation. So I need your comments with something.
Imagine this:
If you are an Amercian, do you think the following comments are offensive and/or should be regarded as a personal attack (because as one of the American people you are being attacked):
The floods, the event of 911, or the 4000 soldiers died in Iraq is a punishment to the American people for what the American governments have been doing to the world.
Further, if someone points out that, judging from these comments, the guy making these comments has a kind of hostile to USA, do you think this is a personal attack to that guy who makes the above comments?
Imagine this:
If you are an Amercian, do you think the following comments are offensive and/or should be regarded as a personal attack (because as one of the American people you are being attacked):
The floods, the event of 911, or the 4000 soldiers died in Iraq is a punishment to the American people for what the American governments have been doing to the world.
Further, if someone points out that, judging from these comments, the guy making these comments has a kind of hostile to USA, do you think this is a personal attack to that guy who makes the above comments?
Top answer
Osee do you think the following comments are offensive and/or should be regarded as a personal attack I'm not completely convinced that it's an attack, and even if it is, I don't view it as a personal attack on me, if that's what you're asking. Others might interpret the words differently, of course, and find them offensive. Osee is a punishment to the American people for what the American governments have been doing My comments: 1.
- Osee do you think the following comments are offensive and/or should be regarded as a personal attack I'm not completely convinced that it's an attack, and even if it is, I don't view it as a personal attack on me, if that's what you're asking.
- Others might interpret the words differently, of course, and find them offensive.
- Osee is a punishment to the American people for what the American governments have been doing My comments: 1.
- If the government is the wrong-doer, why is the punishment directed at the people?
- A very large percentage of the people didn't even vote in favor of putting that government in power.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Oseedo you think the following comments are offensive and/or should be regarded as a personal attackI'm not completely convinced that it's an attack, and even if it is, I don't view it as a personal attack on me, if that's what you're asking. Others might interpret the words differently, of course, and find them offensive.
Osee
00
I think normally "personal attack" refers to a form of logical fallacy, where one party attacks the party who is making an argument instead of the argument itself. For example, an American has presented an argument, to which his opponent replies, "You are an American, and look at the crimes your government has committed. Your argument can't be valid."
0
Related Questions