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A fact from Ad hominem appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that Aristotle was the first philosopher who studied ad homimen arguments in his work Sophistical Refutations? Source: The first philosopher to draw attention to the ad hominem is John Locke (1632–1704), although he does not claim to have invented the term, and Hamblin2 attributes the idea, if not the title, to Aristotle. Here, not surprisingly, it arises in the context of dialogues. In the Sophistical Refutations (177b33), Aristotle writes with reference to an example, “this solution will not suit every argument . . . but is directed against the questioner, not against the argument.” This is in fact closer to the modern sense than what Locke subsequently introduced, since it clearly identifies the problem as a shift from a person’s argument to the person. Tindale 2007
ALT1 ... that ad hominem fallacies are considered uncivil? Source: "Don’t deride or attack other debaters. This is a mistake that even has its own name: the ad hominem (“to the man”) fallacy (see Appendix I). You don’t have to like the people you are debating with, let alone agree with them. You may have trouble even taking them seriously—and likely they will return the (dis)favor. You can still have some courtesy. So can they. In a way, such occasions are what civility is for." A Rulebook for Arguments By Anthony WestonCinadon3609:20, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Passed GA nomination by Cinadon36. Self-nominated.
Overall: Very interesting Good Article about Rhetoric, which I enjoyed reading. The article is new and long enough, is neutral, Earwig could not detect any plagiarism, both hooks are well cited and interesting (I prefer the first one, but both are ok). The article has no picture, and QPQ is not due, since the author was until now the author of only a DYK. There are only two small issues: a missing citation in one paragraph (I put a citation needed there), and then the lead, which I think should have a short paragraph summarizing the history of the argument. Alex2006 (talk) 17:25, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot, @Cinadon36: almost done :-) The first issue is solved: now you should just add to the lead a short paragraph (2 - 3 sentences) where you summarize the "History" section. The reason for that is that the lead should outline the article's content, but right now the introduction lacks any hint about the history of the concept. Thanks! Alex2006 (talk) 14:04, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]