Sentences with phrase «of ad hominem critiques»
Good or fair uses of ad hominem critiques should, in fact, persuade us, whereas unwarranted uses should not.
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In his article ««Instinctive Repugnance,»» David Novak seizes upon and distorts a single phrase, taken out of context, from Professor Jon D. Levenson's extensive and thoughtful critique of the interfaith document «Dabru Emet (Speak the Truth): A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity,» in order to launch an ad hominem assault on Prof. Levenson's integrity, his attitude to Christianity, and his suitability to be a professor at Harvard's Divinity School.
A mild form of ad hominem attack, if you will; you center your critique on personal attributes without addressing matters of fact.
Sorry, hunter, but the other (less well known) half of the «ad hominem» fallacy is to pretend that a critique just can't apply because of * who * someone is.
The bulk of the critique veered off into a number of tangents and ad hominems having little to do with the documentary itself, such as discussing an article written several years earlier by Prof. Meier, attacking Lundy Bancroft, another expert on domestic violence who was shown in the film, and speculating about the author of briefly mentioned other research.]