...associational ad hominem attacks remain the left's favorite rhetorical strategy for undermining opponents. — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
Political correctness will die as it lived - kicking and screaming ad hominem abuse as a substitute for arguments. — Wendy McElroy Copy Share Image
I shall not make an argument ad hominem. My argument is ad bullshitem. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of robust debate, and I'm not averse to engaging in the odd ad hominem attack myself. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Debates about housing dynamics are often vague, anectdotal, and ad hominem. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
The world I want to live in is a world where everybody is a bit more uncertain about their arguments and is… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
“An ad hominem attack against an intellectual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Reading a brief filled with ad hominem attacks is like listening to my kids fight, except that I have to wait until… — Raymond Kethledge Copy Share Image
A lack of grace involves much more than critiquing an opponent. It looks a lot more like the ad hominem attacks the… — Kirsten Powers Copy Share Image
We all resort to the ad hominem from time to time: in human affairs, it is difficult to avoid it, and probably… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
I've never been in a 'Twitter fight,' though I've witnessed my fair share. I do enjoy vigorous and informed debate, but the… — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
“Ad hominem is a notoriously weak logical argument. And is usually used to distract the focus of a discussion - to move… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless, they boarded The Purdue Victory and sailed out of Boston harbor, provided for against all inclemencies but these they were leaving… — William Gaddis Copy Share Image
Topical-sketch writing were incredibly rational and well reasoned: don't do a joke if the subject doesn't deserve it. An ad hominem attack… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
“Despite the clear scientific consensus, a veritable brigade of self-proclaimed, underinformed armchair experts lurk on comment threads the world over, eager to… — David Robert Grimes Copy Share Image
“Such a principled disregard of ad hominem evidence is a characteristically modern prejudice of professional philosophers. For most Greek and Roman thinkers… — James Miller Copy Share Image
“This explains the harsh nature of much postmodern rhetoric. The regular deployments of ad hominem, the setting up of straw men, and… — Stephen R.C. Hicks Copy Share Image
