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An ad hominem argument is a logical fallacy which represents an attack against the character of a person rather than a refutation of his or her particular argument. Ad hominem arguments are unfortunately common in politics, where the attack serves to point out character flaws as a means of avoiding discussion of the relevance or truthfulness of what the person under attack originally said.


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Last edited December 12, 2001 7:40 am by Cayzle (diff)
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