Payton's reference to Fortgang's "welfare comments" and Zimmerman's verdict are unrelated, unjustified, and, at best, ad hominem (3). What do these two things have to do with privilege control? The simple answer is: not much. It seems fallacious that Payton evades Fortgang's claims by responding with these types of personal attacks. No academic level, except elementary school, would consider this form of rebuttal respectful. Payton appears to have used this attack as a safety valve: if the reader disagreed with his analysis, perhaps he could still dissuade him from agreeing with