Sentences with phrase «example of an ad hominem»

(Note to commenter «Chris Smith» this is an actual example of ad hominem.)

that would be an example of an ad hominem attack.

Not exact matches

These examples illustrate classic uses of ad hominem attacks, in which an argument is rejected, or advanced, based on a personal characteristic of an individual rather than on reasons for or against the claim itself.

But he buries those examples amid a slurry of ad hominem attacks and a foggy understanding of what public - sector pensions are and do.

Barton: Rather than look at BJFC as an ad hominem wielding troll, I think it is useful to consider him as a prime example of how we all see the world through our own filters.

It would be ad hominem to say, for example, that you were wrong because of some unrelated negative character trait or behavior.

This article is an absolutely perfect example of the logical fallacy of argumentum ad hominem, the deliberate focus upon the persons of those articulating points of contention in order to duplicitously evade addressing the substance of the points these persons are making.

Kleiman's article is just an extreme example of the kind of ad hominem criticism of denialists common among American liberals.

Logical fallacies cover a variety of techniques, from distracting red herrings to Trump's favourite, ad hominem attacks, i.e. attacking a person's character rather than their ideas (you'll find many examples on Twitter and in his speeches).

Another example of a logical fallacy — this time an ad hominem.