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To: INFO_DART who wrote ()9/20/1998 6:42:00 AM
From: INFO_DART   of 276
 
Definition: ad hominem
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<A>ad hominem: attacking a person's character rather than answering his argument; appealing to a person's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to their intellect; to the man

Albeit Anecdotally, it appears that there are more ad hominem arguments on SI than all others types combined.

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