Ad Hominem Political Rhetoric on Twitter: A Brief ExampleRichards, Robert
An ad hominem argument (from the Latin meaning "to the person") is a strategy which employs personal attacks against someone rather than addressing the person's argument. Its approach is to cast the person in a negative light and thereby weaken the force of any argumentative position the ...
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