[rsanek]

> Is this ad-hominem really necessary?

"toxic comment" is not an ad-hominem. The opinion of toxicity is scoped explicitly to the position ("comment"), not the person.

In contrast, your original post's usage of "the mind of a narcissist" is directed at the individual (and their mind), not just their opinion.

[aitrean]

This is true. I did write that hastily, and therefore mis-used ad-hominem.