Quote (DeafBoy @ Dec 14 2010 09:53am)
Now now, don't get ahead with the Ad hominem attacks.
Actual instances of argumentum ad hominem are relatively rare.
Ironically, the fallacy is most often committed by those who accuse their opponents of ad hominem,
since they try to dismiss the opposition not by engaging with their arguments, but by claiming that they resort to personal attacks.
Those who are quick to squeal "ad hominem" are often guilty of several other logical fallacies,
including one of the worst of all: the fallacious belief that introducing an impressive-sounding Latin term somehow gives one the decisive edge in an argument.