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Ad Hominem

see synonyms of ad hominem

Adjective

1. ad hominem

appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)

Example Sentences:
'ad hominem arguments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ad Hominem

see synonyms of ad hominem
adjective, adverb
1. 
directed against a person rather than against his or her arguments
2. 
based on or appealing to emotion rather than reason

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Ad Hominem

see synonyms of ad hominem
1. 
appealing to prejudice and emotion rather than to reason
2. 
attacking the character, motives, etc. of an opponent rather than debating the issue on logical grounds

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ad Hominem

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adj.
1. Attacking a person's character or motivations rather than a position or argument: The candidates agreed to focus on the issues rather than making ad hominem attacks against each other.
2. Appealing to the emotions rather than to logic or reason.

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