personal attack
English
Noun
personal attack (plural personal attacks)Category:English lemmas#PERSONALATTACKCategory:English nouns#PERSONALATTACKCategory:English countable nouns#PERSONALATTACKCategory:English multiword terms#PERSONALATTACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PERSONALATTACKCategory:Pages with entries#PERSONAL%20ATTACKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PERSONAL%20ATTACK
- An abusive remark about a person, without supporting evidence.
- 1989, Douglas N. Walton, Informal Logic:
- Basically, it is a personal attack on an arguer that brings the individuals's personal circumstances, trustworthiness, or character into question.Category:English terms with quotations#PERSONALATTACK
Derived terms
Translations
making an abusive remark
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