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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is, in a sense, a pathetic spectacle: an aging English professor
driving a Jaguar to compensate for who knows what deficiencies and
making ad-hominem attacks on free-speech supporters because, in the end,
he really has nothing to say on the subject. A well-known and widely respected
constitutional law scholar, he writes clearly, probably doesn't
publish his first drafts, and refrains from ad-hominem attacks. |
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