THE ROLE OF AD HOMINEM ATTACKS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE
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Keywords: political discourse, Ad Hominem, types of Ad Hominem, fallacy, personal attack,.Abstract
Abstract: This article analyzes problems of political discourse, one of the field of modern linguistics, especially ad hominem, and their drawbacks and types, and studies the ideas expressed in English and world linguistics.
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