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Argumentation in Actual Practice: Topical studies about argumentative discourse in context
Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen
[Argumentation in Context 17] 2019
► pp. 137–156

Chapter 8
Understanding abusive argumentum ad hominem through rhetorical context

Donald Trump’s ad hominem in the 2016 Presidential Campaign

Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Understanding argumentum ad hominem
  • Studying Trump’s ad hominem in the 2016 presidential election
  • Ad hominem of character
  • Ad hominem of personality
  • Ad hominem of appearance
  • The implications of ad hominem in political campaigns
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 23 September 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.17.08meh
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