Update: Thanks to the reader who has alerted me that the correct Latin phrase would be pro homine (and that in Latin rhetoric the ad hominem fallacy covers arguments based on either the merits or ...

A quick guide to logical fallacies. Fallacies include ad hominem, appeals to authority, the fallacy fallacy, circular arguments, etc.

Whether one agrees with his views or not, his criticisms, often rooted in his experience and perspective, ought to be engaged ...

MID: There is nothing inherently fallacious about attacking people or attempting to discredit them. An ad hominem occurs only when we do this as part of an attempt to refute his/her view or reasoning.