| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| ad hominem |
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| (ad HOM-uh-nem, ad HOM-uh-nuhm) A Latin expression meaning to the man. An ad hominem argument is one that relies on personal attacks rather than reason or substance. | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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