{"id":1578,"date":"2022-12-13T17:38:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T12:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:38:19","slug":"ad-hominem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/ad-hominem\/","title":{"rendered":"AD HOMINEM &#8211; Legal Maxim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Literal Meaning &#8211; <\/strong>At the person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is used to counter another argument. It is based on feelings of prejudice, rather than facts, reason, and logic. 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