personal attack
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
personal attack (plural personal attacks)
- An abusive remark on or relating to somebody's person instead of providing evidence when examining another person's claims or comments.
- 1989, Douglas N. Walton, Informal Logic[1]:
- Basically, it is a personal attack on an arguer that brings the individuals's personal circumstances, trustworthiness, or character into question.
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Translations[edit]
making an abusive remark
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