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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

Literally: argument to the person.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

argumentum ad hominem  [ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntʊm æd ˈhɒmɪˌnɛm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Argumentum ad hominem is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ad hominem

An ad hominem, short for argumentum ad hominem, is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument. Fallacious Ad hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal fallacy, more precisely as a genetic fallacy, a subcategory of fallacies of irrelevance. Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, for example, when it relates to the credibility of statements of fact. Ad hominem arguments are the converse of appeals to authority, and may be used in response to such appeals. Ad hominem as it is discussed in this article refers to the logical fallacy argumentum ad hominem, and not to the literal Latin phrase ad hominem....

Definition of argumentum ad hominem in the English dictionary

The first definition of argumentum ad hominem in the dictionary is fallacious argument that attacks not an opponent's beliefs but his motives or character. Other definition of argumentum ad hominem is argument that shows an opponent's statement to be inconsistent with his other beliefs. Argumentum ad hominem is also an instance of either of these.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM


Mostaganem
məˌstæɡəˈnɛm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

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arguing
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argument
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Argus-eyed
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arguteness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

ad hominem
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Eminem
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operating system
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Salem
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Sem
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Synonyms and antonyms of argumentum ad hominem in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «argumentum ad hominem» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM

Find out the translation of argumentum ad hominem to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of argumentum ad hominem from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «argumentum ad hominem» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

argumentum对人不对事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

argumentum ad hominem
570 millions of speakers

English

argumentum ad hominem
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

argumentum विज्ञापन hominem
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

argumentum hominem الإعلانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Argumentum рассчитанный на предубеждения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

argumentum ad hominem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানুষের জন্য যুক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argumentum ad hominem
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Argumentum ad hominem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

argumentum ad hominem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論証人身攻撃の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

argumentum 광고 인신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Argumentum ad hominem
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

argumentum quảng cáo hominem
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரின சேர்க்கைக்கு வாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनुष्यबळासाठी तर्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tartışma reklamı hominem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

argumentum ad hominem
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

argumentum ad hominem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Argumentum розрахований на упередження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

argumentum ad hominem
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

argumentum ad hominem
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

argumentum ad hominem
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

argumentum ad hominem
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

argumentum ad hominem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of argumentum ad hominem

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM»

The term «argumentum ad hominem» is normally little used and occupies the 135.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about argumentum ad hominem

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM»

Discover the use of argumentum ad hominem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to argumentum ad hominem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ad Hominem Arguments
201) describes the argumentum ad hominem as a subcase of the genetic fallacy: "This fallacy occurs when someone argues against a claim or position by attacking its holder(s) in logically irrelevant ways." This description of the argumentum ...
Douglas N. Walton, 1998
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Fallacies and Judgments of Reasonableness: Empirical ...
Among them, the argumentum ad hominem (“argument directed at the man”) is the most familiar. In the study of argumentation, the term argumentum ad hominem is nowadays predominantly used in a pejorative sense. It refers to the fallacy of ...
Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen, Bert Meuffels, 2009
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Empirical Logic and Public Debate: Essays in Honour of Else ...
In his Eristische Dialektik, written between 1818 and 1830, the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer discusses the argumentum ad hominem as an ex concessis argument (p. 682) without making clear whether or not he considers it to be ...
Erik C. W. Krabbe, Renée José Dalitz, Pier A. Smit, 1993
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The Place of Emotion in Argument
These have all been described in the lax and popular language before alluded to , but not scientifically: the 'argumentum ad hominem,' they say, "is addressed to the peculiar circumstances, character, avowed opinions, or past conduct of the ...
Douglas Walton, 2010
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Through Shakespeare's Eyes: Seeing the Catholic Presence in ...
And in any case, Shylock's attack on his hypocritical Christian neighbors is unconvincing as an attack on Christianity because it is nothing but an argumentum ad hominem.3 The authority of Christ is not diminished by the doubting of Thomas, ...
Joseph Pearce, 2010
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Philosophy 101: A Primer for the Apathetic or Struggling Student
Fallacies can also result from giving reasons that are irrelevant. An example of the fallacy known as argumentum ad hominem (“appeal to man”) is the following statement: “Professor Smith's view on abortion cannot be taken seriously because ...
Max Malikow, 2009
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Fundamentals of Argumentation Theory: A Handbook of ...
It must be emphasized, again, that it is not clear whether Locke himself regarded the argumentum ad hominem, the argumentum ad verecundiam and the argumentum ad ignorantiam as fallacious arguments, as is usually done in present-day ...
Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, Ralph H. Johnson, 2013
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Bayesian Argumentation: The practical side of probability
This is particularly true of the argumentum ad hominem, where other than the work summarised by van Eemeren et al. (2009), no other empirical studies appear to have been carried out on this fallacy. In this chapter, we report the results of an ...
Frank Zenker, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
This meaning also stems from ancient teachers of rhetoric, who distinguished between the substantive issues in a debate and the personal aspects that can also be involved. The two traditions of the meaning of argumentum ad hominem ...
Thomas O. Sloane, 2001
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Elements of logic
These have all been described in the lax and popular language before alluded to , but not scientifically: the " argumentum ad hominem," they say, " is addressed to the peculiar circumstances, character, avowed opinions, or past conduct of the ...
Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin.), 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term argumentum ad hominem is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local View: Understanding Pope Francis on climate change
What these labels have in common is that they are indulging in a fallacy so ancient that it still goes by a Latin tag: argumentum ad hominem, ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jun 15»
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Canadian wireless costs rose in the past year, with one major …
Nice one. Next up, “your momma is so…” Jean B. I don't feel the need to go argumentum ad hominem on you. Joel. kthxbye. Jean B. Bye Joel. «MobileSyrup.com, Jun 15»
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Facts over theory
... sense in switching from carbon burning to clean energy as conspiring, demonizing, extreme, and draconian is an argumentum ad hominem, ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jun 15»
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Telus launches free public WiFi network in Alberta and British …
You cannot dismiss a critique simply by saying its from the “side-line” that would be argumentum ad hominem. MassDeduction. Fair enough. «MobileSyrup.com, Jun 15»
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'Christian' Paths to Amnesty
Those of us who cling to the current legal structure are branded “nativist,” “xenophobic,” and other such Argumentum ad Hominem terms. We're ... «American Spectator, May 15»
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Sean Payton sidesteps #DeflateGate
“An ad hominem (Latin for “to the man” or “to the person”[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, means responding to arguments by attacking a ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
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Getting ready for Pope Francis' environmental Rerum Novarum
Why is it, I often wonder sadly, that some people – often anonymously – cannot post a comment without "Argumentum ad hominem", but must ... «Eureka Street, May 15»
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Goo-Goo Grief
Probably wisely, in responding to the argumentum ad hominem Schweizer passed up the tu quoque. That is, he refrained from pointing out that ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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Get the young voters educated and trust them to make informed …
They argued mainly by argumentum ad hominem, saying, for example, that I live the Berbice area in Richmond Hill, NY and that I am ... «Stabroek News, Apr 15»
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The Definitive Guide To Winning An Argument
Flying off the handle to attack someone on a personal level — also known as the fallacy argumentum ad hominem — is an easy way to send ... «Lifehacker Australia, Mar 15»

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