When an attorney uses a tactic known as ad hominem,she is using?

Question

A-ridicule.
B-good reasons.
C-persuasion.
D-force.

Answer 1

Ad hominem is an argumentative fallacy and an attourney probably shouldn't use it. It means something like "against man" in Latin, and it is an attack on the person. So it is probably A, ridicule.

Answer 2

None of the above. In the correct usage, an ad hominem appeals to emotion rather than logic. Although in recent times it has come to mean a personal attack, which would make choice A the closest to being correct.

"As the principal meaning of the preposition "ad" suggests, the homo of ad hominem was originally the person to whom an argument was addressed, not its subject. The phrase denoted an argument designed to appeal to the listener's emotions rather than to reason, as in the sentence The Republicans' evocation of pity for the small farmer struggling to maintain his property is a purely ad hominem argument for reducing inheritance taxes. This usage appears to be waning; only 37 percent of the Usage Panel finds this sentence acceptable. The phrase now chiefly describes an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case: Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true strategy for people who have a case that is weak."

Answer 3

An ad hominem attack is a personal attack (like those aimed at President Bush by most Democrats). I would assume it means A

Answer 4

The definition of " Ad Hominem" in one of my law books is
latin for "to the person" Arguments or statements made against an opponent personally, rather than against the opponent's argument or position.

so my guess would be A

Answer 5

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RE :When an attorney uses a tactic known as ad hominem,she is using?
A-ridicule.
B-good reasons.
C-persuasion.
D-force.
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Answer 6

a