Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Appealing to irrelevant personal considerations concerning women, especially prejudices against them. See Usage Note at ad hominem.
Etymologies
- Latin ad, to + fēminam, accusative of fēmina, woman. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Logical Fallacies
I know it's been done before, but I just couldn't resist having my own list--I'll be borrowing from Amberley's list of Fallacies (and others).
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rememberers
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DynamiteSoul's list
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svengali, empirical, cacophony, impetus, fusillades, quotidian, cretinous, caterwauling, epigram, ad feminam, didactic
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