Ad Hominem

A fallacy attacking someone's character instead of addressing their argument.

LogicDebateFallacyRhetoric

Complexity

Current best complexity is 13:

Ad Hominem
13
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Statistics

Discovered by
3boards
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
2 monthsago
Crafted
4times
Made with
4recipes
Used in
4recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Skitsboard
    · 2 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity13first held by
    Skitsboard
    · 2 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Becca's board
    · 1 month ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Becca's board
    · 1 month ago

Appears in

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Technical information

Concept ID
239796
Color
#5e3a7e
Emoji
🗣️/🧠❌
Categories
Logic, Debate, Fallacy, Rhetoric
Best complexity
13
First discovered
Jun 15, 2026, 20:48 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Ad Hominem" concept

Ad Hominem can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Logic, Debate, Fallacy, Rhetoric. A fallacy attacking someone's character instead of addressing their argument.

It has been discovered by 3 boards and crafted 4 times, first appearing 2 months ago. Ad Hominem can be created from 4 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 4 others.

Ad Hominem was first discovered by Skitsboard 2 months ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 13.

You'll find Ad Hominem in the Logical Fallacies collection.

Related concepts worth exploring include Paradox, Repetition, Tautology, Redundancy, Logic, Oxymoron, and 6 more.