AD HOMINEM

AD HOMINEM
   to the man. An appeal to passions or prejudices rather than the intellect. Using a premise which your opponent is responsible for to aid in refuting the opponent himself; e.g. Smith says apples are good to eat. Don't believe him, he owns an orchard.

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  • hominem — (ad) (a do mi nèm ) loc. lat. Argument ad hominem, autrement dit argument personnel, argument qui oppose à un adversaire ce qu il a dit, ce qu il a fait, sa position présente, ou sa situation passée. L argument ad hominem ne prouve rien, mais il… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • hominem — index endow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem adire — index apply (request) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem adloqui — index address (talk to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem armis exuere — index disarm (divest of arms) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem deserere — index abandon (physically leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem imitari — index impersonate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem iubere facere — index command Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hominem permulcere — index coax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Hominem quaero. — См. Человека ищу …   Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)

  • Ad hominem — Personal attacks redirects here. For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:No personal attacks. An ad hominem (Latin for to the man or to the person ), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a… …   Wikipedia

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