Ad hominem Argument
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An Ad hominem Argument is a fallacious argument based on an irrelevant fact about the arguing agent.
- Context:
- It can (typically) follow an ad hominem fallacy pattern.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Argument from Authority.
References
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_hominem
- An ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an argument that attempts to undermine an argument based on an irrelevant fact about the person making the argument (or of another person who agrees with the argument), for example by attacking their character or motives.[2] Ad hominem reasoning is normally described as an informal fallacy,[3][4][5] more precisely an irrelevance.[6]
- ↑ "Ad hominem". The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20hominem. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ Dr. Michael C. Labossiere (1995). "Fallacy Tutorial: Ad Hominem". The Nizkor Project. http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem.html. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ↑ Walton, Douglas (2008). Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach. Cambridge University Press. p. 190.
- ↑ Bowell, Tracy; Kemp, Gary (2010). Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. pp. 210–213. ISBN 0-415-47183-4.
- ↑ Copi, Irving M. (1986). Informal Logic. Macmillan. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-02-324940-4.
- ↑ "AdHominem". Drury.edu. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. http://www.drury.edu/ess/Logic/Informal/AdHominem.html. Retrieved 2009-11-08.