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Ad hominem
Meaning
Noun
●
In Logic & Logical fallacies:
Short for
argumentum ad hominem
: A
fallacious
objection
to an
argument
or
factual
claim
by
appealing
to a
characteristic
or
belief
of the person making the
argument
or
claim
,
rather than
by
ad
dressing the
substance
of the
argument
or
producing
evidence
against the
claim
; an
attempt
to
argue
against an
opponent
's
idea
by
discrediting
the
opponent
themself.
●
A personal attack.
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to this
kind of
fallacious
objection.
Adv
●
In an
ad hominem
manner.
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Antonyms
Ad Verecundiam
Ipse Dixit
Appeal To Authority
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