Ad hominem arguments

Author(s)

• Walton, Douglas N.

Bibliographic Information

Ad hominem arguments

Douglas Walton

（Studies in rhetoric and communication）

University of Alabama Press, c1998

• : cloth
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-306) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Examines the ""argumentum ad hominem"", the method of attacking a person's policies by attacking their character. Walton discusses how to analyze and evaluate cases of ""ad hominem"" arguments, and divides these into five subtypes: abusive; circumstantial; bias; ""poisoning the well""; and ""tu quoque"".

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Details

• NCID: BA3837217X
• ISBN:
  • 0817309225
• LCCN: 98008889
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Tuscaloosa
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 315 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P301.5.P47
  • DC21 : 808
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ad hominem arguments
  • LCSH : Persuasion (Rhetoric)
  • LCSH : Reasoning
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA07709053