Originally Posted by copwriter
I wonder why most people seem to perceive attorneys as being so self-serving and arrogant? Could it be because of statements like yours that imply that only someone with a law degree is capable of understanding constitutional issues?
I'm not sure where you're getting that impression from -- for whatever it's worth, that's not how I read PTravel's comments.
As for how most attorneys are perceived, that's irrelevant to the merits of PTravel's remarks on this board. We learned in kindergarden why stereotyping is bad; that goes for lawyers, too.
Perhaps your arguments would be more persuasive if you actually addressed PTravel's comments on their merits, rather than resorting to ad hominem fallacies. I'd hope you would realize that PTravel's character "has nothing to do with the truth or falsity of the proposition" PTravel is advocating.
http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/attack.htm
http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...d-hominem.html
http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...sociation.html
http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...al-attack.html