I don't recall the response but I probably meant an ad hominem attack is just that and shouldn't be elevated to opinion but yes, as far as the dictionary of our ridiculously infirm language with its many words with multiple definitions (love is one I talk about often with about 20 definitions depending on the dictionary, whereas Greek has eight separate words for different types of love)(https://medium.com/p/3d40769d5e53), yes, bad-mouthing is an opinion

so yes, I'm aware that the dictionary supports feelings and emotions being synonyms--that doesn't stop me and others, though here I am definitely in the small minority based on peoples responses to my essays and poems, from trying to distinguish them and redefine feelings https://marcus17043.medium.com/revisiting-the-concept-of-following-ones-heart-b2a1bce2248a