An ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person", short for arumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out the negative characteristic or belief of the person supporting it. Ad hominem reasoning is normally described as a "logical fallacy".
In other words, when I call Debbie Wasserman-Schultz a moron when she claims the Republican's are trying to keep people from the polls by requiring them to provide identification to prove that they are registered to vote, American citizens legally allowed to vote and that they haven't already voted ("Vote early, vote often! It's the Chicago Way!), I mean she really is a moron.
If I call you a moron it's because you've done something moronic. It's not to disprove your point or prove mine. I will disprove your point with facts. I'll point out your fallacy. I'll call you a moron because you've stated something or done something that is, after all, moronic. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a moron. She stated moronic things. Her argument is invalid not because she's a moron but because it's wrong. Patently wrong.
To put it in terms even the Main Stream Media and morons can understand, an ad hominem attack is equivalent to a child on the school playground defending their wrong position by calling the other person a "poop-head".
You're welcome.
Edgy
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