Antonyms for ad hominem
æd ˈhɒm ə nəm, -ˌnɛmad hominem

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1. ad hominemnoun

   Antonyms:
   ipse dixit, ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, appeal to authority

2. ad hominemnoun

   Of or relating to ad hominem.

   Well that's an ad hominem argument.

   Antonyms:
   ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, appeal to authority, ipse dixit

   Synonyms:
   ad hominem argument, argument ad hominem, argumentum ad hominem

3. ad hominemnoun

   Antonyms:
   ad verecundiam, Argument from authority, ipse dixit, appeal to authority

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1. ad hominemadjective

   appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)

   "ad hominem arguments"

   Antonyms:
   impersonal

How to use ad hominem in a sentence?

1. Chrystia Freeland:

   Canada does not conduct its diplomacy through ad hominem attacks... and we refrain particularly from ad hominem attacks when it comes to a close ally.

2. President Barack Obama:

   We just don't fling out ad hominem attacks like that because it doesn't help inform the American people.

3. Limbaugh Show producer James Golden:

   It was n’t until Rush spoke up against Democrat policies that they started giving him those horrible names, president Trump has suffered more defamation of President Trump character than any president in modern times because these people are relentless in their opposition to President Trump -- and they can not argue it on merit, so they use ad hominem attacks to smear and castigate their opponents.

4. Eric Di Michele:

   He would last one tournament and then be removed from the team, this kind of 'ad hominem' attack followed by insults, I've never seen it.

5. Tony Sayegh:

   Among the more damaging is that it reveals another example of how hollow the ‘war on women’ argument is when coming from the Hillary camp, disabling that most favorite of perennial liberal ad hominem attacks is the equivalent of taking Superman's ability to leap tall buildings away, for both Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton, their sexual misconduct went well beyond the realm of a ‘boys will be boys’ defense.And it was Hillary and Huma to the rescue all in the name personal advancement.That is not a story Hillary wants out there, especially through a more popular medium that has the ability to reach a broader audience.

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