ad hominem
A personal attackA personal attack.
» People who resort to ad hominem arguments are all a bunch of backwoods jackasses.
Те, кто в споре используют переходы на личности в качестве аргумента, - стадо дремучих тупиц. — shanghainese
papabear · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal, proscribed)A personal attack.
persönlicher Angriff
перехо́д на ли́чностиperexód na líčnosti, ли́чные напа́дкиlíčnyje napádki
Examples
1 sentencesPeople who resort to ad hominem arguments are all a bunch of backwoods jackasses.
ruТе, кто в споре используют переходы на личности в качестве аргумента, - стадо дремучих тупиц. — shanghainese
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It canEllipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger.
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Forms
plural: ad hominems| Singular | ad hominem |
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Antonyms
3 antonymsSee also
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