Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/8/12 Emily Monroe <[email protected]>: > >>> ad hominen >>> >> What does ad hominen mean? >> > It means attacking the person that made an argument rather than the > argument itself. > > The term can go further than that, though I agree that it's more commonly applied to attacks.
It can generally apply to any argument based on the person, and not on the subject or thing (ad rem). Arguing that I agree with you because of who you are would also be ad hominem, but hardly an attack. Ec _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
