Sentences with phrase «directed against the speaker»
Personal Attack (Ad Hominem which is Latin for «against the man» indicating that the attack is directed against the speaker rather than his or her argument): This fallacy occurs when we reject someone's claim or argument by attacking that person rather than the person's claim or argument.
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Central to US Attorney Preet Bharara's successful case against Silver was a bribery scheme in which the former speaker directed state grants to a Columbia University oncologist who specialized in mesothelioma research in exchange for the doctor directing his patients to Weitz & Luxenberg, netting Silver lucrative legal fees.
Glenwood appeared in the case against former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, who allegedly directed the company to a law firm that paid his fees and is now under federal scrutiny.