Ad hominem

Overview

An ad hominem argument or attack is where the arguer advances an irrelevant criticism of the arguer's opponent as evidence or proof that the arguer is correct.

"Name-calling" is an ad hominem technique.

Reference

• Wikipedia
• The Nizkor Project: |ad hominem| |ad hominem tu quoque|

Related Articles

• An ad hominem attack is often part of an argument by ridicule; the two are closely related.