ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM
(Argument to the Man)
By: Joshua J. Peliño
A fallacy that attacks the person you did not like. This fallacy is commonly used by many people in a way that they like to do, to disgrace and humiliate others. In every argument, people will use this fallacy to attack their opponents by saying harsh and dirty words. In our society this fallacy is rampant, we can hear it inside the house, with the circle of friends, in the computer hub, and in other instances. We can’t deny the fact that we are involved in this fallacy and most of the time we are the ones who humiliate and hurt others using words.
In the context of the family and
relatives. This is normal, your relatives will tell everything they want to
tell, especially those rich family relatives, not all but most of the time.
They will expose their wealth and humiliate their other relatives who consider
their selves as poor. They use also the Filipino famous term “Crab Mentality”,
they will down their relatives and be proud of themselves. It is okay to tell
your achievements but we must tell them positively and with humility. In every
family they actually expose everything. They do it as a sign of pride, and
self-interest. Again, I am not against their attitude but they must think also
about their relatives who are now suffering in their life.
In the context of friends.
Back-stubbing is very important in them like they will tell the bad side of
their enemy and they will laugh and humiliate it. I personally experience both,
the one who suffers humiliation and the one who humiliates others. I cannot
imagine how others suffer those insults even though it is not for them, even if
it is below the belt. My personal experience reminds me that I need to stop
that kind of attitude that others suffer.
In the context of Church workers. I
put it here because I have a personal encounter with Argumentum ad Hominem. The
Church workers must focus on their respective tasks given by the Parish Priest,
but most of the time the workers a doing things outside their assigned tasks. I
felt humiliated when there was a time, I commit only a single mistake and they
do everything to humiliate me. I felt embarrassed and sad because most of them
must act well but I did not expect their attitude.
Let me also relate it on my circle
of friend. I have different unique friends, they told me everything, their good
and bad side. They would do it, casually or in serious mood. But there is also
instances in our circle of friends that some will betray, they would do
everything to down you. They would tell your dark side and make it as a discrimination.
People will know everything. You will have trust issue and felt depress. I have
a friend of mind, that she goes to a psychiatrist because on what had happen
between her friends. Argumentum ad Hominem will make others life turns into miserable.
It is hard to trust again if you will encounter that kind of friends. They
would tell your dark side and humiliate you, day after day.
In the context of seminary. We live
differently in the seminary, we have different attitude and characteristics. In
my life in the seminary, I cannot deny the fact that Argumentum ad Hominem is
not present, but actually some seminarians included me, doing that certain
fallacy. Every time the seminarian are not likable with the community and he is
so proud in himself, normally he is the center of gossips and actually making
names out of him. We are not saints inside the seminary we are also human committing
that fallacy. But as I said, I need to change my perspectives inside the
seminary, I need to divert my attention of improving oneself and instead of
back-stubbing, I need to confront my nemeses.
In our society, Argumentum ad
Hominem, is active and present, people would not live without doing “marites”,
I think it is part of the societal issue were facing in today generation.
People would tell everything to down the people. They fell relief if they
accomplish their mission and that is to be center of attraction. We should stop
this fallacy and focus on our selves. Because if are trying to insist it, the
more we are capably of hurting the feeling of the other. People are very important
on our context, no man is an island, and so we must live with others and try to
build a nice relationship.
Finally, Argumentum ad Hominem, is a
big dilemma is our society. Trust issue is not a good manifestation of building
relationship. We must think for a good one, we must realize that relationship
is much important, and we must stop attacking other and focus on developing oneself.
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