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<p>actually, an (argumentum) ad hominem litterally means “argument to the man” (although i think when “ad” is used with people it means “towards”) it’s when you make an argument to some aspect of the person that has nothing to do with the argument they originally made. it is not just on the basis of something like stupidity; It could be on the basis of sex, race, religion, etc.</p>