Synonyms for ad hominem
æd ˈhɒm ə nəm, -ˌnɛmad hominem

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1. ad hominemnoun

   Antonyms:
   ipse dixit, ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, appeal to authority

2. ad hominemnoun

   Of or relating to ad hominem.

   Well that's an ad hominem argument.

   Synonyms:
   ad hominem argument, argument ad hominem, argumentum ad hominem

   Antonyms:
   ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, appeal to authority, ipse dixit

3. ad hominemnoun

   Antonyms:
   ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, ipse dixit, appeal to authority

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1. ad hominemadjective

   appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)

   "ad hominem arguments"

   Antonyms:
   impersonal

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1. President Barack Obama:

   We just don't fling out ad hominem attacks like that because it doesn't help inform the American people.

2. Chrystia Freeland:

   Canada does not conduct its diplomacy through ad hominem attacks ... and we refrain particularly from ad hominem attacks when it comes from a close ally.

3. Tony Sayegh:

   Among the more damaging is that it reveals another example of how hollow the ‘war on women’ argument is when coming from the Hillary camp, disabling that most favorite of perennial liberal ad hominem attacks is the equivalent of taking Superman's ability to leap tall buildings away, for both Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton, their sexual misconduct went well beyond the realm of a ‘boys will be boys’ defense.And it was Hillary and Huma to the rescue all in the name personal advancement.That is not a story Hillary wants out there, especially through a more popular medium that has the ability to reach a broader audience.

4. Justice Samuel Alito:

   Too much public discourse today is sullied by ad hominem rhetoric, that is, attempts to discredit an argument not by proving that it is unsound but by attacking the character or motives of the argument's proponents, the majority regrettably succumbs to this trend.

5. Pamela Geller:

   This is a Muslim leader who is attacking me, insulting me, in -- in ad hominem attacks, and isn't that generous of her? the problem is that a group ... attempted to open fire on a gathering of free speech. ... No one is saying that there aren't peaceful Muslims, but there is a problem in Islam, as illustrated last night. And anyone that addresses it gets attacked in this same way.