ad hominem
(Redirected from argument ad hominem)
English edit
Etymology edit
Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger.
Noun edit
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John Rawls was biased, so no one should take his theory of justice seriously. They’re biased, so they’re wrong.[1] |
ad hominem (plural ad hominems)
- 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.
- (informal) A personal attack.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
Translations edit
logical fallacy
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personal attack
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Adjective edit
ad hominem (not comparable)
- Of or relating to this kind of fallacious objection.
- Well that's an ad hominem argument.
Collocations edit
Collocations
- ad hominem attack
- ad hominem argument
- ad hominem argumentation
- ad hominem fallacy
- ad hominem criticism
- ad hominem nature
- ad hominem remarks
- ad hominem comments
- ad hominem critique
- ad hominem criticism
- ad hominem style
- ad hominem approach
- ad hominem abuse
- ad hominem basis
- ad hominem point
Adverb edit
ad hominem (not comparable)
- In an ad hominem manner.
- He tried to make his case by arguing ad hominem.
References edit
Further reading edit
- “ad hominem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “ad hominem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “ad hominem”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “ad hominem”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “ad hominem” (US) / “ad hominem” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad hominem.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
- (of an argument) ad hominem (being a personal attack)
Adverb edit
ad hominem (not comparable)
- in an ad hominem manner
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
ad hominem (invariable)
Adverb edit
ad hominem
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) ad hominem
Further reading edit
- “ad hominem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014