No. An ad hominem fallacy would be if he said that your logical argument is incorrect because you "are acting like a sexually immature man child who's having a tantrum." He did not say that. And you made no argument, logical or otherwise.
Calling someone a name is not a logical fallacy.
First off - I have been the only one supplying medical research to support at least one of my claims - so there's that.
And also - no - I'm sorry - but that is not what an
ad hominem is at all.
An
ad hominem is a complete avoidance of addressing someone's argument - choosing rather to attack them personally.
"appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect"
"marked by or being an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made"
Ad hominem Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
"directed against a person’s character rather than their argument"
ad-hominem adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
"attacking an opponent's character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim."
"appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason."
Ad hominem Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
"(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining"
"in a way that is directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining"
"in a way that relates to or is associated with a particular person"
ad hominem definition - Search (bing.com)
An
ad hominem fallacy requires someone to attack an individual personally rather than engage the argument they are making.
If they had "name-called" me - yet still addressed my argument - then it wouldn't have been an
ad hominem - but they didn't - so it is.
It is a cowardly thing to do - a thing reserved for ignorant and immature people.
You don't know what an
ad hominem fallacy is.
Also - isn't "name calling" against the Forum Rules?
So - it's "double whammy" - a fallacy and a forum rule violation.
Wasn't this embarrassing for you?
Thinking you know what you are talking about - but then get totally schooled instead and you look like a total chump?
God - that's embarrassing - isn't it?