English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentum ad hominem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

argumentum ad hominem argumenta ad hominem argumentums ad hominem

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin.

Synonyms

ad hominem ad hominem argument

Related words

tu quoque two wrongs don't make a right
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