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argumenta ad hominem

argumenta ad hominem is the plural of argumentum ad hominem.

Meaning of argumentum ad hominem

Noun

argumentum ad hominem (plural argumenta ad hominem or argumentums ad hominem)

  1. (rhetoric) A type of fallacious argument in which the attempt is made to refute a theory or belief by discrediting the person(s) who advocate that theory or belief; an ad hominem argument.
    • “He is an ass on two legs, the like of which was never seen before; so go home with your logic you old heathen vagabond, and teach your grandmother to milk the ducks!” The legend which we draw on, and which, never having been in print, we quote from memory, states that this argumentum ad hominem...1843 March 13, “St. Patrick's Day”, in The Illustrated London News, volume 2, number 46, page 185
    Synonyms:
    ad hominem, ad hominem argument

Questions about argumenta ad hominem

What is argumenta ad hominem the plural of?
Argumenta ad hominem is the plural of argumentum ad hominem.

Words near argumenta ad hominem in the dictionary

  1. argument-forms
  2. argumenta
  3. argumenta ad crumenam
  4. argumenta ad feminam
  5. argumenta ad fidem
  6. argumenta ad hominem
  7. argumenta ad Lazarum
  8. argumenta ad passiones
  9. argumenta ad populum
  10. argumenta ad verecundiam
  11. argumentable

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