Only 5 percent of fund holdings are in the more volatile small-cap category. The fund has returned -2.36 percent over the past year and -2.28 percent over the past three years. The fund was launched in 1984. Over the long haul, it has consistently outperformed its Morningstar category average.
ad hominem. 1. appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. 2. attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument. Compare ad feminam. Origin of ad hominem.
WSS Quicknotes Logical Fallacies Page 2. 2. Ad hominem (two types) An ad hominem argument evades the task of addressing the question and instead appeals to. the feelings of the audience. The link between the personal attack and the matter at issue. depends on the identification of the logical validity of the argument with the moral integrity of.