Which best defines "attacking the person" or "ad hominem"? a person associates a certain thought or idea to someone or something negative to put blame on someone else speaker assumes the statement to be true and is using the question to support itself and implies that the conclusion lacks support a person uses another's lack of information about a subject as proof that his/her argument is right a person replies with personal insult to their opponent in a debate

Jargon is a specialized vocabulary of a particular group trade or profession

When you see information in brackets, these are dialogue stage directions setting actor names

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?