The ad Hominem argument as an informal fallacy

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This article outlines criteria for the evaluation of the argumentum ad hominem (argument against the person, or personal attack in argument) that is traditionally a part of the curriculum in informal logic. The argument is shown to be a kind of criticism which works by shifting the burden of proof in dialogue through citing a pragmatic inconsistency in an arguer's position. Several specific cases of ad hominem argumentation which pose interesting problems in analyzing this type of criticism are studied. © 1987 D. Reidel Publishing Company.

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Walton, D. N. (1987). The ad Hominem argument as an informal fallacy. Argumentation, 1(3), 317–331. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00136781

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