Word: hominem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hominem attacks on me are unnecessary, since the comment that the Admissions Office seems willing to sacrifice academic standards for athletic ability in selected sports cannot be attributed to any psychological weakness of mine. For the record, though, I am a sports fan, almost a sports fanatic, and my article was partially intended as self-criticism...
...compromise is in order. But how can we discuss an issue when one side refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the other? The feminist fascists rely--just as Nazis did--on ad hominem attacks. If you opposed the Nazis, they shouted "You're not a German, or you would agree with us," or otherwise labeled you as a communist. Similarly, I'm told, "You're not a woman, so you can't understand what it's like." Or worse, I'm labeled as "insensitive," hence not worthy of being listened...
...Crimson recently featured an editorial, a cartoon and an article by Michael Hirschorn, all criticizing a Salient article's proposal of divesting from the Soviet Union. Aside from the tasteless ad hominem nature of these pieces, and their failure to draw any distinction between the Salient and the Republican and Conservative clubs, they all display fundamental ignorance of the issues at hand. To begin with, the Crimson writers can not seem to distinguish between the national security policies and the human rights policies of the U.S. government. We have thousands of warheads pointed at the Soviet Union to defend ourselves...
...divestment movement have definitely been guilty of ad hominem attacks in the past because of our impulse to break down the door which Bok has locked. We are learning, however. We only hope that Bok can join us in this important movement towards self education. Michael T. Anderson '83-'84, II Richard H. Drayton...
...hominem arguments which attack the Bishops, merely because they are religious authorities, mitigate the importance of their objectives. Haven't values of religion and morality influenced public policy in this nation for over two centuries? How can politicians make decisions without relying, upon their own convictions and beliefs? How could the Bishops keep silent on matters fundamentally linked to their flock...