Definitions from Wiktionary (ad hominem)
▸ noun: (informal) A personal attack.
▸ adjective: Of or relating to this kind of fallacious objection.
▸ adverb: In an ad hominem manner.
▸ noun: 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 addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves. [(rhetoric) A type of fallacious argument in which the attempt is made to refute a theory or belief by discrediting the person(s) who advocate that theory or belief; an ad hominem argument.]
▸ Also see ad_hominem
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▸ noun: (informal) A personal attack.
▸ adjective: Of or relating to this kind of fallacious objection.
▸ adverb: In an ad hominem manner.
▸ noun: 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 addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves. [(rhetoric) A type of fallacious argument in which the attempt is made to refute a theory or belief by discrediting the person(s) who advocate that theory or belief; an ad hominem argument.]
▸ Also see ad_hominem
▸ Words similar to ad hominems
▸ Usage examples for ad hominems
▸ Idioms related to ad hominems
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by ad hominems
▸ Words that often appear near ad hominems
▸ Rhymes of ad hominems
▸ Invented words related to ad hominems