 I would agree, since ad hominem arguments are often the typical response to the person whose position we cannot refute.“Well, you only say that because you’re a man (or a woman).” Or, “You’re one to talk about relationships; you can’t even get along with your next door neighbor.” Statements like that don’t address the issue, Lewis says; they obscure it.Or, as Jay Budziszewski says, “Sir, I understand the insult, but what is the argument?”

When Lewis warns against what he calls Poetolatry, i.e.