Thursday, March 11, 2004

And Now a Vocabulary Lesson

From Rob Bernard:

In response to the John "Effing" Kerry attack on the President (with a quotation from the AP article)...
And now a vocabulary lesson. Because between AWOL, Halliburton, being warned of 9/11, misleading and so forth it seems to be the only thing that comes out when the Dems open their mouths.

ad hominem
Pronunciation: (')ad-'hä-m&-"nem, -n&m
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin, literally, to the person
1 : appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2 : marked by an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made

Well said, Rob!