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Ad Hominem
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[Latin, To the person.] A term used in debate to denote an argument made personally against an opponent, instead of against the opponent's argument.

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This is not just a rebuke to the thousands of boys and girls who annually memorize the names of the nine planets--taking particular delight in our little icebound brother at the far reaches of the solar system--but appears to be a calculated, ad hominen, insult to Pluto as well. Joe Rosenthal, Gunter Grass, and more. The Scrapbook celebrates Joe ... by The Weekly Standard More results

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Actus me invito factus
Actus non reum facit
Actus Reus
Ad damnum
Ad diem
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