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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [Middle French attaquer, from Old Italian *estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca | | [Middle French attaquer, from Old Italian *estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1562] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1562] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : to set upon or [[work]] against forcefully | | *1 : to set upon or [[work]] against forcefully |
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| *4 : to set to [[work]] on <attack a [[problem]]> | | *4 : to set to [[work]] on <attack a [[problem]]> |
| *5 : to threaten (a piece in chess) with [[immediate]] capture | | *5 : to threaten (a piece in chess) with [[immediate]] capture |
− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Fear]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Fear '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Fear]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Fear '''''this link'''''].</center> |
− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Defenses]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Defenses '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Defenses]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Defenses '''''this link'''''].</center> |
− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Projection]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Projection '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Projection]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Projection '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| *Ad hominem | | *Ad hominem |
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| :Examples: | | :Examples: |
| * "You can't believe Jack when he says the proposed [[policy]] would help the [[economy]]. He doesn't even have a job." | | * "You can't believe Jack when he says the proposed [[policy]] would help the [[economy]]. He doesn't even have a job." |
− | * "Candidate Jane's proposal about zoning is ridiculous. She was caught cheating on her taxes in 2003."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem] | + | * "Candidate Jane's proposal about zoning is ridiculous. She was caught cheating on her taxes in 2003."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem] |
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| [[Category: Logic]] | | [[Category: Logic]] |