Word of the Day 08/13/20 Ad Hominem
Ad Hominem (adjective)
ad hominem [ ad -hom-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐ ]
adjective
1. attacking an opponent's character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim.
2. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. Compare ad feminam.
WORDS RELATED TO AD HOMINEM
dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, mudslinging, smear, smear campaign, blackening, muckraking, name-calling
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Origin: First recorded in 1580–90 for def. 2, and in 1780–90 for def. 1; from Latin: literally, “to a person”
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ad hominem [ ad -hom-uh-nuhm -nem, ahd‐ ]
adjective
1. attacking an opponent's character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim.
2. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. Compare ad feminam.
WORDS RELATED TO AD HOMINEM
dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, mudslinging, smear, smear campaign, blackening, muckraking, name-calling
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1580–90 for def. 2, and in 1780–90 for def. 1; from Latin: literally, “to a person”
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.