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Re:How to Disagree by kerrynitz on Sunday March 30, 2008 @05:00PM (#150413)
appealing "to the man", perhaps?
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Re:How to Disagree by mejohnsn on Monday March 31, 2008 @02:34AM (#150823)
Interesting guess, but no. The preposition 'ad' in "ad hominem" carries an _adversarial_ connotation. In this sense, it is like "adversus".
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