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1 Ad Homienem By: Katie Wilmes and Matilde Bellocchio

2 Ad Hominem means “to the person” It is an argument directed at the character of an opponent rather than at the quality of the opponent’s reasoning.

3 Examples Bill: "I believe that abortion is morally wrong." Dave: "Of course you would say that, you're a priest." Bill: "What about the arguments I gave to support my position?" Dave: "Those don't count. Like I said, you're a priest, so you have to say that abortion is wrong. Further, you are just a lackey to the Pope, so I can't believe what you say."

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5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebT1Oo6y DMI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebT1Oo6y DMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYvmW2 AnFgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYvmW2 AnFgQ

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