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...most upsetting thing nowadays is the feeling that there’s no one out there responding intelligently to the text,” he said. “So few people are actually doing serious criticism. It’s so snarky, it’s so ad hominum, it’s so black and white.” “The stupidest person in New York City is currently the lead reviewer of fiction for the New York Times,” he added, referring to controversial, Pulitzer-Prize winning reviewer Michiko Kakutani. Speaking...

Author: By Alison S. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With Critic, Franzen Criticizes Criticism | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

Responding to these changes, Meselson said. "It's a shame to see Mirocha lower himself to ad hominum attacks...

Author: By Michael J. Adramowttz, | Title: Prof Renews Yellow Rain Controversy | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

Finally, we must not allow an artificial division to develop between the groups who protested and those that sponsored the speech. Name calling and ad hominum attacks are only counterproductive. Misunderstandings grow all too easily in an environment of mutual ignorance. To avoid this we must be willing to talk and listen to each other as students and as peers. Let this be our priority now and in the future. Jeffrey R. Mendeinohn '84 Jordan Millstein '85 Bon Movans '85 Kathy Simon '85 Fern Reins '85 H-R Hillel Steering Committee

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Another View | 5/4/1983 | See Source »

Elder said that students who go to Canada or other countries in opposition to the draft would be considered "ad hominum." "We're not going to be vindictive about them," he said, "but in reality I don't think they'll be knocking on our door." He said that he thought it would be extremely difficult for such students to return to this country...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, | Title: Jailed War Resisters Won't Lose Standing In GSAS, Elder Says | 3/4/1968 | See Source »

...bowing and Public Orator, Dr. C. Bailey, in excellent Latin, recalled the visit made by the Vice-Chancellor as head of the Oxford delegation to the tercentenary celebrations at Harvard. Then Mr. Conant's accomplishments were reviewed and his aim as the head of Harvard set down: ". . . ut hominum societat em maximan ex diversis et ipsam elementsis compositam in unum corpus conformet" with the object of promoting the advancement of both learning and human happiness. It was quite a colorful event, but, so far as catching the Latin went, the Vice-Chancellor might have been calling the majority...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Oxford Letter | 11/9/1936 | See Source »

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