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What Do We Know about the World?
Table 4 Use of abusive ad hominem arguments
Example of ad hominem argument Speaker
Who is leading us to Europe? Sons of those Dražen Keleminec (representative of the
who were once for Yugoslavia, for Tito, for radical right wing party A-HSP)
communism, who were against Croatia.
The father of Ivo Josipović was a well known Dražen Keleminec (representative of radical
communist, Radimir Čačić is a commun- right wing party A-HSP)
ist child, Zoran Milanović’s grandfather was
a partisan. Ivan Pernar (representative of a civil organiz-
Who represented Croatia in the EU Par- ation “Coalition for changes”)
liament in signing the treaty....Bebić, Pusić, Ivan Pernar (representative of a civil organiz-
Pupovac and the rest of the traitors of our ation “Coalition for changes”)
country
Everyone who believes in the EU is crazy. Željko Sačić (representative of the council
They were brain-washed. “No to EU)
When minister Linić said that our wal-
lets will be full in the EU – believe me, he Marko Francisković (representative of a civil
was thinking of his own wallet, not yours organization “Be brave”)
or mine. Roko Šikić (representative of civil organiza-
Members of our government are traitors tion “I love Croatia”)
who spit on our history, who turned their Natko Kovačević (representative of civil or-
backs on our generals, villains who rule in ganization “Justice”)
our country Željko Sačić (representative of the council
Those who support the EU are naive and “No to EU)
have the logic of a small child. Josip Miljak (HČSP)
They are cheaters and their campaign is Josip Miljak (HČSP)
nothing but fraud.
All of them who are supporting the EU will Ivan Pernar (representative of civil organiza-
be judged and processed by the Croatian tion “Coalition for changes”)
people because they are traitors.
Our miserable, worthless politicians
brought us here, on the verge of disaster.
Jadranka Kosor and Ivo Josipović talk about
a historic event. They are historic traitors.
Communists that are now our government
scare us with the Balkan. They married Serb-
ian women, they sleep with them and scare
us with Balkan?!
Our politicians are not people, they are rats.
Table 4 Use of abusive ad hominem arguments
Example of ad hominem argument Speaker
Who is leading us to Europe? Sons of those Dražen Keleminec (representative of the
who were once for Yugoslavia, for Tito, for radical right wing party A-HSP)
communism, who were against Croatia.
The father of Ivo Josipović was a well known Dražen Keleminec (representative of radical
communist, Radimir Čačić is a commun- right wing party A-HSP)
ist child, Zoran Milanović’s grandfather was
a partisan. Ivan Pernar (representative of a civil organiz-
Who represented Croatia in the EU Par- ation “Coalition for changes”)
liament in signing the treaty....Bebić, Pusić, Ivan Pernar (representative of a civil organiz-
Pupovac and the rest of the traitors of our ation “Coalition for changes”)
country
Everyone who believes in the EU is crazy. Željko Sačić (representative of the council
They were brain-washed. “No to EU)
When minister Linić said that our wal-
lets will be full in the EU – believe me, he Marko Francisković (representative of a civil
was thinking of his own wallet, not yours organization “Be brave”)
or mine. Roko Šikić (representative of civil organiza-
Members of our government are traitors tion “I love Croatia”)
who spit on our history, who turned their Natko Kovačević (representative of civil or-
backs on our generals, villains who rule in ganization “Justice”)
our country Željko Sačić (representative of the council
Those who support the EU are naive and “No to EU)
have the logic of a small child. Josip Miljak (HČSP)
They are cheaters and their campaign is Josip Miljak (HČSP)
nothing but fraud.
All of them who are supporting the EU will Ivan Pernar (representative of civil organiza-
be judged and processed by the Croatian tion “Coalition for changes”)
people because they are traitors.
Our miserable, worthless politicians
brought us here, on the verge of disaster.
Jadranka Kosor and Ivo Josipović talk about
a historic event. They are historic traitors.
Communists that are now our government
scare us with the Balkan. They married Serb-
ian women, they sleep with them and scare
us with Balkan?!
Our politicians are not people, they are rats.
