Arguments ad hominem are arguments directed at a person, usually an opponent, in a debate or dispute. ... The art of always being right: Thirty-eight ways to win when you are defeated.

In ‘Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking,’ MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan makes a provocative defense of ad hominems.

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Ad hominem is a Latin phrase that means “aimed at the man.” This means attacking the person’s character instead of addressing their claims.

The student learned that an ad hominem attack is a valid form of argument that we should use as we evaluate an idea.

I read Crispin Sartwell’s erudite exposition of how labels drive political narratives (“The Curse of ‘Denial,’” op-ed, Jan. 13), and I thought, boy, those leftists are terrible. Then, I ...

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In debate, or any situation of persuasive communication, arguments made against the opponent’s person are frowned up, yet they can have surprising merit.