Apologia Ad Hominem.
This essay explores the apologetic value of arguments for faith that are built upon premises accepted by the skeptic--the kind of argument originally denoted by the term ad hominem. I illustrate the apologetic efficacy of ad hominem argument by working with the premise of 'factuality.' The skeptic s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Communication & Religion Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 5 - 14 |
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Religious Communication Association
Fall2018
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