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argumentum ad hominem
/ ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntʊm æd ˈhɒmɪˌnɛm /
noun
- fallacious argument that attacks not an opponent's beliefs but his motives or character
- argument that shows an opponent's statement to be inconsistent with his other beliefs
- an instance of either of these
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Word History and Origins
Origin of argumentum ad hominem1
literally: argument to the person
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Example Sentences
It was a masterful bit of hypocritical eloquence, of argumentum ad hominem; but it was made to simple and illiterate hearers.
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It was not to this, however, that he directed his objection: the argumentum ad hominem came more easily to him.
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But it was the Argumentum ad hominem; and if my uncle Toby was not very expert at it, you may think, he might not care to use it.
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In a case like this the argumentum ad hominem, though a perfectly fair one, is a perfectly useless one.
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The fallacy in logic known as the argumentum ad hominem becomes a pale thing in comparison with this new argumentum ad terram.
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