[mikeash]

"I find it hard to believe the guilty party here is the people who made the poison more poisonous."

Please tell me you're being sarcastic here. Because otherwise I have no idea how to begin a coherent reply. It's as if I'm suddenly confronted with someone adamantly arguing that the sun is pink, or that cars grow on trees.

[sentientmachine]

You know an argument is good when the opposing party resorts to ad hominem. First you must explain where I have made a mistake, you pea brain.

[seanflyon]

>ad hominem

I think the term you are looking for is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_ridicule

[schrodinger]

I don't think that's what ad hominem means.

[sentientmachine]

Cross between ad hominum and straw man. He compared my argument to cars growing on trees the said ha! Look how silly you are. Cars don't grow on trees!

Hmmm you don't say. Can we get back to the argument now?

[mikeash]

The person adding poison with the intent of killing people is responsible for the people he kills.