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[[Image:Original Hitler.jpg|thumb|If your opponent compares [[you]] to [[Hitler|this guy]], chances are good that you just got ad hominem'd. Ditto if it's [[W|one]] [[Obama|of]] [[Osama bin Laden|these]] [[Satan|cats]]. ]]
Ad hominem, if you [[Shit nobody cares about|can be bothered]] is a logical fallacy that [[Cigarskunk|butthurt pseudointellectuals]] will accuse you of using if you disagree with them on the internet. 

And if you disagree with anything in this article then you are worse than HITLER!<br/>

HITLER, I SAY!<br/>

YOU LOSE!<br/>

GOOD DAY, SIR!


When used by [[lie|IRL intellectuals]] it means that the argument in question is:

# either marked by or consists of an attack on the opponent's [[IRL|character]] instead of answering the [[leetspeak|contentions]] made by the latter, and as such
# appeals to [[Completely Irrelevant History|feelings or prejudices rather than intellect.]]

When used on the internet, it translates roughly to "[[NO U]]." The same, however, can be said about a huge chunk of all [[flame|hostile]] responses on the internet. [[Godwin's Law]], for example, refers to a particularly popular kind of ad hominem attack. To complicate matters, however, that particular kind of ad hominem is almost invariably a [[Sea Kittens|red herring]] as well.

This poster [http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/2/20/PROP_8_IS_APARTHEID_MAPS_by_ADF_Fuensalida.jpg] is a perfect example of ad hominem (and of general fail).


==Usage Notes==
[[Image:Fuck your theory.jpg|thumb|The easiest way to win any argument.]]

Before making an ad hominem attack, it is a good idea to keep the following things in mind:
* In [[debate]], any person disagreeing with the [[OP]] is using ad hominem.
* If you are [[Flame wars#Salt the Earth|salting the earth]], implementation of ad hominem attacks is imperative.
* It is impossible to make ad hominem attacks against [[furry|furries]] because (a) they are [[furry|sub-human]] and (b) being furries is in fact always relevant to why their arguments [[fail]].
* If you want to call someone else out on using ad hominem, please remember to italicize the phrase, like so: ''ad hominem''. This shows that you are intellegent and recognize that it's [[Latin]]. [[Irony|Smarter]] people might point out that italicizing such a common phrase that is in all the English dictionaries is [[retard]]ed. If someone brings this up, accuse them of ''ad hominem'' as well.


== Related Articles ==

* [[Godwin's Law]]
* [[Bullshit]]
* [[Ann Coulter]]
* [[Intellectual Checkmate]]
* [[Arguing on the internet]]
* [[Flame]]
* [[Religious Freedom Watch]]
* [[Andy Schlafly]]
* [[Conservapedia]]

== External Links ==
[[Image:Ad Hominem by le cameleon.jpg|right|thumb|[[Moonspeak|No idea what this means, but it mentions "Ad hominem"]]]]
* [http://www.ad-hominem.com/ Ad hominem homepage]

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