Ad hominem arguments are ones that attack the source/arguer rather than the argument. This would be saying "Your cookies are bad because you're stupid." Basically, it's the official word for name-calling, and wherever you see it, it's a good indicator of intellectual stuntedness.
In regards to politics, this means that any sort of commentator or opinion-ator that uses the term "moonbat" or "rethuglican" should be more critically looked as regards to their credibility. Why? Because anyone who simply dismisses another for being ideologically left or right has shut down their brain. This is intolerance at its best, intellectual dishonesty and laziness epitomized. It's easier to call someone a name than (truly) objectively analyze something, and honestly, that's what a lot of people in politics do. They tailor their information to their beliefs, not the other way around.
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