Ad Hominem

Back in the autumn of 2003, when the Rush Limbaugh experiment was hitting its vapid apex at ESPN, the king of the right-wing ad-hominem attack suggested, on air, that black quarterbacks were the beneficiaries of a clandestine, league-wide affirmative action gambit. ❋ Brock Cohen (2011)

Your attack was a vicious ad-hominem attack on a progressive, and for what? ❋ Unknown (2010)

As I observed first hand in this debate, Hitchens' debating style begins with a self-assured and urbane wit and ends with rude ad-hominem attacks stopping just short of insulting his opponent's mother. ❋ Kabir Helminski (2011)

The Liberal fall-back position is the ad-hominem attack. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What Gardner does not want his blog to be is the source for industry spewing -- the sniping, griping and ad-hominem attacks of the professional cartoonist. ❋ Michael Cavna (2011)

You can set your clock by Sherwood's snide, ad-hominem attack laced, factual rebuttal free responses to critics of the Portland Rail Mafia, deniers of Global Warming, and Peak Oil naysayers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why even waste time arguing with people who use ad-hominem arguments? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ahhh, a completely out-of-scope ad-hominem, and one that, looking in my magic GOP dictionary indicates, was ended by Abraham Lincoln (Republican), and with some opposition from the Democrats of thetime. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Instead of serious, fact-based analysis, they rely mostly on ad-hominem attacks against those who don't share their unconditional support for the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes, let's get the ad-hominem attacks going over Obama not naming an Science Advisor in the first week after his election. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ahhh, a completely out-of-scope ad-hominem, and one that, looking in my magic GOP dictionary indicates, was ended by Abraham Lincoln Republican, and with some opposition from the Democrats of thetime. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Or will you just keep repeating ad-hominem nonsense? ❋ Unknown (2008)

The ad-hominem of my being a closet "Racist" is similar to what I grew up with having a mother from Germany, with stupid Americans and their children calling me a Nazi when growing up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It gets discouraging to see the endless knee-jerk ad-hominem attacking from both sides. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Give her credit, though - as her ad-hominem attacks and random complaints demonstrate, she's backing the perfect candidate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm talking about fallacies like appeal to authority, appeal to numbers, ad-hominem attacks, straw dogs and red herrings, etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With regards to the ad-hominem issue, I think editors should automatically hide ad-hominem comments whenever they are found. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Person A: I think we should spend more money on [environmental protection]. Person B: You just think that because you’re a stupid [tree-hugger]. Person A: It is crucial that we facilitate adequate means to prevent degradation that would [jeopardize] the project. Person B: You think that just because you use big words makes you sound smart? Shut up you loser; you don't know what you're talking about. ❋ Pcc88 (2005)

Jon: I've made [my point] [five times] and all you've done is call me 'gay', way to resort [to ad] hominem, dude. ❋ Mike (2005)

"Dear @$£*&% I read your post and am shocked by [the Ad] Hominem way you respond to [reasonable] [dialog] in this forum.... etc etc." ❋ The BloomingPouf (2008)

Sensible person: [In my humble opinion], abortion is a legal form of [murder one] applies for their own selfish reasons. Their baby may have grown up to be the herobwho found a [cure for cancer]. SJW: HOW DARE YOU SAY ABORTION IS A WRONG YOU CONSERVOCUCK! Sensible person. Ad hominem attacks don't make an argument. SJW: Continues to spout their incoherent attacks. ❋ Rotten Turkey (2021)

There's the fine line between [ad hominem] and insult: [Ad hominem]: "you're stupid, therefore you're wrong" (rhetorical tactic to [refute] the argument) Straight out insult: "[That's so gay], nigga" (simply mean and out-of-context) ❋ Sir. B (2021)

Carly: Why is [Godzilla VS Kong] doing better than Terminator dark date? Dark dark fate deserves more because it has more wokeness in it, it’s probably all just men’s fault because they don’t care about being an ally! Mack: Could you shut up? I’m trying to watch the move and your being annoying. Carly: STOP THROWING AN [AD HOMINEM] AT ME, I DID NOTHING WRONG YOUR BEING MISOGYNISTIC AND HATEFUL!!! Mack: All I was trying to do is just watch the movie, but your disrupting everything with your [melt down] over me saying your being annoying. Calm down, geez... ❋ TheBigBoi20xx (2021)

Examples of Argument ad Hominem: 1. Your presidential candidate has been shown to have been cheating on her wife, how the hell can you trust her to manage [labor] issues? 2. He's not a valid candidate, just look at how he dresses! If he can't [mage] his [wardrobe], how's he going to manage a whole state? ❋ Rando Enby (2021)

After [posting] the definition [belgian shower], my other definitions immediately received the same amount of [dislikes]. Should have known them Belgians would do Urban Dictionary ad hominem. ❋ Dah Bodawg (2011)

Woke people always get [pissy] during an argument and resort [to Ad] Hominem attacks. It is like [debating] children. ❋ Rotten Turkey (2023)

The 2024 race between [Trump and Biden] is [shaping] up to be an [ad hominem] campaign- on both sides mind you. ❋ Sexydimma (2023)