I am trying to find out what is Ad Hominem/Genetic:

(Spelling of "Hominen" corrected.)

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The quote below is from the following site. Philosophy - Georgia State University Library (http://www.library.gsu.edu/research/sub.asp?ldID=38&guideID=305&subID=178)


Ad Hominem/Genetic: the attempt to rebut a claim by criticizing the source or person making the claim instead of the evidence.

You will also find other descriptions and examples of it on the following search.

Ad Hominem/Genetic - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Ad+Hominem%2FGenetic&btnG=Search)

You did leave a colon at the end of your question. Were you meaning to add anything else to your question?

Wishful thinking

Wishful thinking

Probably so...

Ad hominem is a wrong, invalid argument one could use in a discussion. The point of discussion isn't being discussed, but someone who uses this kind of argument sys the one who states the argument is corrupt, not properly educated, whatever.
Example: Hillary and Obama are discussing politics, and then, when Obama states something, Hilary says: you are very unexperienced, you cannot know that". Maybe Obama is unexperienced, but that does not tell you anything about whether his statement is true or false. In a healthy discussion, these personal remarks are avoided, and participants stick to the facts.

ad hominem = irrelevant

ugly face = poor ideas

poor person = can't argue economics

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