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"You're Insane!" Ad Hominem arguments for the 1990s: " Back to insanity claims. This is a popular ad hominem tactic: labeling your opponent racist, uninformed, mean-spirited, or insane, when you're losing the debate on the merit of your position. Other labels tossed about are 'close-minded' (a neologism popular at Penn State circa 1986), 'insensitive,' 'homophobic' and so on. You begin to recognize when further discussion seems less and less fruitful. "