Ad hominem
Ad hominem adjective - Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason).
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Dirty tricks and ad hominem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dirty tricks" instead a noun phrase "Ad hominem".
Dirty tricks
Dirty tricks noun - Underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent.
Ad hominem and dirty tricks are semantically related. You can use "Ad hominem" instead a noun phrase "Dirty tricks".
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Related pairs
- tale and ad hominem
- tale and dirty tricks
- smear and ad hominem
- smear and dirty tricks
- hurt and ad hominem
- hurt and dirty tricks
- abuse and ad hominem
- abuse and dirty tricks
- knock and ad hominem
- knock and dirty tricks
- slam and ad hominem
- slam and dirty tricks
- exposure and ad hominem
- exposure and dirty tricks
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