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| The latter is the case, for instance, when the person is attacked on the basis of stereotypes or insinuations in which their gender plays an important role, which unfortunately is still an experience that many women have to experience in discussions today. | The latter is the case, for instance, when the person is attacked on the basis of stereotypes or insinuations in which their gender plays an important role, which unfortunately is still an experience that many women have to experience in discussions today. |
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| Like all personal attacks, such gender-specific insinuations or insults are, of course, not an appropriate form of fair discourse and should be avoided. The same applies to men, of course (<span maniculus "For these, please see:"><i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:ad_virum|argumentum ad virum]]</i></span>). | Like all personal attacks, such gender-specific insinuations or insults are, of course, not an appropriate form of fair discourse and should be avoided. The same applies to men, of course (<span maniculus "For these, please see:"><i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:ad_virum|argumentum ad virum]]</i></span>). |
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| ===== Examples ===== | ===== Examples ===== |
| > <s invalid>Please get your hormones under control.</s> | > <s invalid>Please get your hormones under control.</s> |
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| Here, too, an unfair assumption is being made. In this case, the implication is that someone's thinking is influenced by, for example, their [[wp>Menstrual cycle|menstrual cycle]] or the [[wp>Menopause|menopause]] (<span maniculus "See also:">[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:insinuations|Insinuations]]</span>). | Here, too, an unfair assumption is being made. In this case, the implication is that someone's thinking is influenced by, for example, their [[wp>Menstrual cycle|menstrual cycle]] or the [[wp>Menopause|menopause]] (<span maniculus "See also:">[[relevance:ad_hominem:insinuations|Insinuations]]</span>). |
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| <aside info>**Note:** The author would welcome further examples of such inappropriate rhetoric – in particular those that have actually been experienced by female readers. For contact details, please see the [[about:imprint|imprint]].</aside> | <aside info>**Note:** The author would welcome further examples of such inappropriate rhetoric – in particular those that have actually been experienced by female readers. For contact details, please see the [[about:imprint|imprint]].</aside> |
| ===== Delimitation ===== | ===== Delimitation ===== |
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| It would be rather //misleading// and therefore not advisable to use the term “<i :la >argumentum ad feminam</i>” to describe personal attacks in which the victim just incidentally happens to be a woman. In such cases, “<i :la >[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|argumentum ad hominem]]</i>” would still be the better choice. Of course, this does not make such inappropriate arguments any better. In any case, it is an unfair and unfactual form of argumentation. | It would be rather //misleading// and therefore not advisable to use the term “<i :la >argumentum ad feminam</i>” to describe personal attacks in which the victim just incidentally happens to be a woman. In such cases, “<i :la >[[relevance:ad_hominem:index|argumentum ad hominem]]</i>” would still be the better choice. Of course, this does not make such inappropriate arguments any better. In any case, it is an unfair and unfactual form of argumentation. |
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| ===== See also ===== | ===== See also ===== |
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| * <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|(Argumentum) ad hominem]]</i>: | * <i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:index|(Argumentum) ad hominem]]</i>: |
| * [[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:insults|Insults]] (“<i :la>(Argumentum) ad Personam</i>”) | * [[relevance:ad_hominem:insults|Insults]] (“<i :la>(Argumentum) ad Personam</i>”) |
| * [[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:insinuations|Insinuations]] (“circumstantial <i :la>ad Hominem</i>”) | * [[relevance:ad_hominem:insinuations|Insinuations]] (“circumstantial <i :la>ad Hominem</i>”) |
| * <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:ad_virum|(Argumentum) ad Virum]]</i> | * <i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:ad_virum|(Argumentum) ad Virum]]</i> |
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