ad hominem : Spreety TV Online Glossary
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ad hominem ACADEMIC mod.
A personal attack against one’s opponent rather than an intellectual argument
against opposing ideas; an appeal to emotions or prejudice, not reason: The
review was more ad hominem tirade than artistic critique. [Latin for against the man.] Compare
attack ad.
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