Talk:No One Would Listen

WSJ citation is Ad Hominem, fallacy argument

I suggest the WSJ review of this book should not be cited. The book is critical of the WSJ for its refusal (from the writer's perspective) to investigate Madoff. The review quotation is a personal denigration of the writer, not an objective critique of the book. Markopolos writes in the book that the SEC used personal denigration of himself as a justification for not pursuing his complaint against Madoff thoroughly, and this WSJ review seems to be echoing that style of personal attack in place of reasonable response to his criticisms. These facts make the article appear biased, particularly as it concludes with the implication in the WSJ quote that Markopolos's personality is a justification for the fact that, as the title states, "No one would listen." This is known as AD HOMINEM - a fallacy argument using personal rather than objective criteria. Dunlough (talk) 13:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)