Ad hockery
reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.
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- Ad hocery
reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans.
- Ad hominem
appealing to one’s prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one’s intellect or reason. attacking an opponent’s character rather than answering his argument. Contemporary Examples This was hardly an ad hominem assault, though West interpreted it that way. Does Allen West Hate Women? Michelle Goldberg July 21, 2011 When it comes to ad hominem […]
- Ad inf.
ad infinitum. Latin ad infinitum (to infinity)
- Ad infinitum
to infinity; endlessly; without limit. Contemporary Examples Good versus evil, light versus dark, a snake eats its own tail, ad infinitum. ‘Hemlock Grove’: Netflix’s Latest Original Show Is Scary Bad Jace Lacob April 18, 2013 Historical Examples As the atoms are eternal and uncaused, so is motion; it has its origin in a preceding motion, […]
- Ad init.
ad initium. Latin ad initium (at the beginning)