Sentences with phrase «ad hom»

The phrase "ad hom" is a shorter version of "ad hominem," which means attacking or criticizing someone's character or personal qualities instead of addressing their argument or viewpoint. Full definition
It's only ad hom when that is ALL one does.
Anyway, the whole argument is just a smear against those who work on models like NASA GISS Model E. It's a form of ad hom dressed up in the cloak of authority.
Ad homs aside, my point was that you can't average measurements that were never measured.
Turning the whole scientific discourse into an anonymous or pseudonymous exchange could well be recommended: no more ad homs.
[Response: I would like to stress that flames, ad homs etc. will be deleted.
But the innuendo makes a nice ad hom.
Edim Web's usual ad hom melodrama aside, where do you get the idea that adding more CO2 will at some point have a cooling effect?
REPLY: Ok everybody, lets all settle down a bit, we are getting too much ad hom and too far offtopic on both sides — Anthony
Anyone who disagrees with you is a liar, crook, stupid, dishonest and every other childish ad hom.
He would snip or block ad hom remarks.
This is not something you can dismiss with an offhand ad hom.
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