Personal Attack
A Personal Attack is a abusive remark on or relating to somebody's person instead of providing evidence when examining another person's claims or comments.
- Example(s):
- Revenge Porn.
- Malicious Gossip.
- an Online Personal Attack, such as a social media personal attack (on social media).
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- See: Ad Hominem, John Locke, Informal Fallacy, Deductive Reasoning, Syllogism, Arguments from Authority.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem Retrieved:2022-12-13.
- Ad hominem, short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments, most of which are fallacious.
Typically, this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself. The most common form of ad hominem is "A makes a claim x, B asserts that A holds a property that is unwelcome, and hence B concludes that argument x is wrong".
Fallacious ad hominem reasoning occurs where the validity of an argument is not based on deduction or syllogism, but on an attribute of the person putting it forward.
Valid ad hominem arguments occur in informal logic, where the person making the argument relies on arguments from authority such as testimony, expertise, or a selective presentation of information supporting the position they are advocating. In this case, counterarguments may be made that the target is dishonest or lacks the claimed expertise. Another type of valid ad hominem argument generally only encountered in specialized philosophical usage refers to the dialectical strategy of using the target's own beliefs and arguments against them, while not agreeing with the validity of those beliefs and arguments. Since the validity of an argument is found within its content, which stands apart from any property of the one making the argument, these 'valid' ad hominem exceptions are of questionable validity regardless of rhetorical effect.
Ad hominem arguments were first studied in ancient Greece. John Locke revived the examination of ad hominem arguments in the 17th century.
- Ad hominem, short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments, most of which are fallacious.
2022
2021
- https://www.cybersmile.org/personal-attacks
- QUOTE: Personal attacks often involve someone making damaging remarks relating to somebody’s lifestyle or choices. These types of attack can include comments that question a person’s intelligence, values, integrity, motivations or decisions. Personal attacks can often but not always focus on a persons political opinion, sexuality, religion, or nationality. These types of attacks may include:
- Revenge Porn – Or the non-consensual use/distribution online of intimate or explicit images. Now recognized legally in Europe, UK and the U.S.A
- Misinformation, malicious gossip – Spreading rumors about a person to discredit them publically through social media.
- QUOTE: Personal attacks often involve someone making damaging remarks relating to somebody’s lifestyle or choices. These types of attack can include comments that question a person’s intelligence, values, integrity, motivations or decisions. Personal attacks can often but not always focus on a persons political opinion, sexuality, religion, or nationality. These types of attacks may include: