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Ad Hominem Attacks

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Ad Hominem Attacks are attacks against the person.  They are attacks designed to avoid looking at the facts.  They seek to look at the person.  I received one of these from an evolutionist stating that no one with intelligence will believe anything on this web site.

  • Attacks against the person
  • All reasonable people disagree with you
  • Any reputable scholar won't accept this
  • Name-calling
  • Epithets
  • Mean-spirited personal attacks
  • Anything to divert attention away from the viewpoint
  • Ad Hominem attacks are a sign of desperation.
  • Examples:
    • The <"" />Clinton attack system aimed against Paula White
    • Attacks by evolutionists or global warming backers
    • Attacks against those who spread Gospel through the centuries

    Source:

    Dr. Frank Wright 

     

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