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Definition of Ad hominem
1. Adjective. Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason). "Ad hominem arguments"
Definition of Ad hominem
1. Noun. (logical fallacy) 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 himself. ¹
2. Noun. A personal attack. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or relating to ad hominem. ¹
4. Adverb. In an ad hominem manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ad Hominem
Literary usage of Ad hominem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of John Locke by John Locke (1823)
"This is already known under the name of argumentum ad hominem. §21. Thirdly, a
third way is to press . § 22. Fourthly, the fourth is the using 4. ..."
2. Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties by Moisei Ostrogorski (1902)
"The arguments ad hominem which are addressed to the electors individually find
plenty of scope in the United States, first of all in the classic form of the ..."
3. The Science of Logic: Or, an Analysis of the Laws of Thought by Asa Mahan (1857)
"ARGUMENTUM ad hominem. There are two forms in which what is called the argumen-
tum ad' hominem may be properly employed. The first we have already ..."
4. The Early Christian Attitude to War: A Contribution to the History of by Cecil John Cadoux (1919)
"... supporting an argument with one who differs from him, when he speaks, as we
say, ad hominem, and is not for the moment necessarily voicing his own view. ..."
5. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"Argumentum ad Hominem November ty, 188) A PRECOCIOUS Child, having Broken one of
his Mother's cut-glass Tumblers, was confronted by his Irate Parent, ..."
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