'''''Ad hominem''''' means "against the man", rather than against what the man is saying. This Latin phrase describes one of the oldest known [[logical fallacies]].
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An argumentum '''''ad hominem''''' ([[Latin]]: "argument against the man"), is a [[logical fallacy]] which takes place when one argues by denegrating one's opponent, instead of actually dealing with the flaws in the form and function of the opponent's argument.