Ad hominem

From Encyclopedia Dramatica

Roman furries hug their partners after an exchange of ad hominems

Ad hominem (TL;DR version: "argumentum ad hominem", if you can be bothered) is a logical fallacy that butthurt pseudointellectuals will accuse you of using if you disagree with them on the internet. Translates roughly to "NO U."

When used by IRL intellectuals it may mean this:

• 1  : appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect. That's ad populum, you faggot. Congrats on being a Latin genius, but noone gives a shit.]] HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS. That's moar liek ad HOMOnem amirite?
• 2  : marked by or being an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made.

(see: flame)

[edit] Usage Notes

The easiest way to win any argument.

Before making an ad hominem attack, it is a good idea to keep the following things in mind:

• In Debate, any person disagreeing with the OP is using ad hominem.
• If you are salting the earth, implementation of ad hominem attacks is imperative.
• It is impossible to make an ad hominem attack against a furry.
• If you want to call someone else out on using ad hominem, please remember to italicize the phrase, like so: ad hominem. This shows that you are intelligent and recognize that it's a Latin phrase. Smarter people might point out that italicizing such a common phrase that is in all the English dictionaries is retarded. If someone brings this up, accuse them of ad hominem as well.
• Bananas. That's right. (OP must be referring to shoving bananas up your ass in case "Bananas." sounds useful.)

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