argumentum ad hominem

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of fallacious argument in which the attempt is made to refute a theory or belief by discrediting the person(s) who advocate that theory or belief; an ad hominem argument.

Translations

 * German: Ad-hominem-Argument, Argumentum ad hominem, argumentum ad hominem
 * Hungarian: argumentum ad hominem, „ad hominem” érvelés,
 * Japanese: 対人論証 (taijin ronshō)