Interesting Info about Ad hominem Lawyers or solicitors might use Latin legal terms such as "Ad hominem" in their consultations. Ad hominem arguments - logical fallacy "Ad hominem" is short for "argumentatum ad hominem", a logical fallacy in which one ignores the merits of an opponent’s argument and instead attacks the opponent’s character, relying on personal attacks rather than reason or substance. Henry Johnstone Jr. an American philosopher and rhetorician and the editor of the journal Philosophy and Rhetoric was famous for his re-evaluation of the ad hominem fallacy. |