Ad hominem: alternatives and connections

The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which…

To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.

a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument.

earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied t…

Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper.

Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.

To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting…

A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.

A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as,…

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position…

A reasoned case against the position being discussed.

To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought…

earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minorit…

An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a sophism.

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising…