[denzil_correa]

Ad hominem. The NYT has cited legal precedence in that article. Besides, it is an opinion piece by David J. Bier who is an immigration policy analyst.

[zigzigzag]

You just committed the inverse fallacy of appeal to authority.

The parent observed that writers in the NYT, whether opinion writers or not, have an established track record of crying wolf in this regard. Pointing out a group or even an individual's track record is not an ad hominem attack because it's an argument about their argument, not their person.

[denzil_correa]

Nope.

1) The said person dismissed my argument because of WHO wrote it. Classical ad hominem.

2) I did not say my argument was correct BECAUSE it was written by an immigration expert. Hence, not appeal to authority.

[shard972]

I'm not dismissing the argument outright, i'm just giving my opinion piece ;)

[denzil_correa]

Your opinion "piece" wasn't on the content of the article but who wrote it. ;)

[shard972]

Nope, wrong again.

It was on who published it ;)

The NYT is a company, it can't write articles, only people can

Look at my original comment, when did I even come close to mentioning the author or his track record in particular? I mention the NYT and WaPo.