ad hominem
attempting to influence the course of a debate by discrediting the opponent, rather than answering his/her contentions; attacking an opponent's character
Sightings:
Field guides to spotting fallacies:
UVic Writer's Guide --
Brain builders --
Labossiere at Nizkor --
The Fallacy Zoo --
Conversational terrorism
Flame analysis
Match wits with Socrates
Khrushchev's granddaughter vs. Solzhenitsyn
Dating the shroud
We take it all back
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