Mar 21, 2002 01:57
22 yrs ago
Latin term
Amanda Kegley
argumentum ad hominem
Non-PRO
Latin to English
Art/Literary
The Boss knew all about the so-called fallacy of the argumentum ad hominem.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | argument against the person |
Rita Cavaiani
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| 4 +1 | ÊáôÜ ðñïóþðïõ åðßèåóç |
Helen Floropoulos
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| 4 | ad hominem argument |
Yngve Roennike
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| 4 | argument directed at the man |
Timur Nakashidze
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Rita Cavaiani
Finance and law
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
, Italian
Works in: English to French, Italian to French
Related KudoZ points
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argument against the person
It is a Latin sentence that literally means argument (argumentum) against the person (ad hominem)
It is used when the person making the argument is personally attacked instead of the argument itself
It is used when the person making the argument is personally attacked instead of the argument itself
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1 hr
Helen Floropoulos
No job is too big or too small!
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
ÊáôÜ ðñïóþðïõ åðßèåóç
Attacking the Person
argumentum ad hominem)
Definition:
The person presenting an argument is attacked instead of the argument itself. This takes many forms. For example, the person's character, nationality or religion may be attacked.
In Greek: Kata prosopou epithesi (ÊáôÜ ðñïóþðïõ åðßèåóç)
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Note added at 2002-03-21 08:30:53 (GMT)
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Yes Joanna5. You are right. In Greek the most common phrase is \"kata metopon epithesi\"
argumentum ad hominem)
Definition:
The person presenting an argument is attacked instead of the argument itself. This takes many forms. For example, the person's character, nationality or religion may be attacked.
In Greek: Kata prosopou epithesi (ÊáôÜ ðñïóþðïõ åðßèåóç)
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Note added at 2002-03-21 08:30:53 (GMT)
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Yes Joanna5. You are right. In Greek the most common phrase is \"kata metopon epithesi\"
Peer comment(s):
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Joanna5
: In Greek the most common phrase is "kata metopon epithesi"=êáôÜ ìÝôùðïí åðßèåóç.
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Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, German , Swedish , Danish
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 36 more.
ad hominem argument
I believe you can let it stand, as is. It is sometimes used just like that in English, and well understood.
4 hrs
Timur Nakashidze
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Sense beyond words
Native in: Georgian , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, Georgian to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
argument directed at the man
The Atheism Web: Logic & Fallacies
... Argumentum ad hominem. Argumentum ad hominem literally means
"argument directed at the man"; there are two varieties. ...
http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/logic.html
More Results From: www.infidels.org
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Note added at 2002-03-21 19:04:09 (GMT)
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Argument, appealing to a man
... Argumentum ad hominem. Argumentum ad hominem literally means
"argument directed at the man"; there are two varieties. ...
http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/logic.html
More Results From: www.infidels.org
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Note added at 2002-03-21 19:04:09 (GMT)
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Argument, appealing to a man
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