Ad hominem is simply a judgment made on credibility. One does the same thing when you look for a doctor. It’s not that an unofficial doctor has no merit, but ra

Ad hominem is simply a judgment made on credibility. One does the same thing when you look for a doctor. It’s not that an unofficial doctor has no merit, but rather that they have negative credibility. Just how valuable is it to be a credible person, especially if you want to make an impact in the world, such as by being a doctor or researcher?