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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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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.
Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech by McMenamin, Michael / Reason
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.
There's No Such Thing As Free Speech ... and It's a Good Thing, Too by McMenamin, Michael / Reason
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