Philosophical Debate Referee Signals

This handy chart was created by Landon Schurtz, a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. I'm curious about what would constitute a personal foul in debate.

via Marginal Revolution

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Personal foul?
Either an ad hominem argument or an insult like Lady C wrote.

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We need this referee on every television news show where there is a political discussion.

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A personal foul? "You didn't check your facts, your shirt is ugly, and your mamma wears army boots."

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Nice, I guess it would be a tad condescending to actually use these.

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