This can lead to ad hominem attacks, which is basically Latin for name-calling.

这可能导致人身攻击，而人身攻击在拉丁语中就是“骂人”。

Perhaps Mr Gensler's critics are driven to ad hominem attacks because it is hard otherwise to undermine his authority.

也许 Gensler 先生的批评者被迫进行人身攻击，因为否则很难削弱他的权威。

Another fallacy is the " ad hominem fallacy" , where you discount an argument because of your opinion of the person making it.

另一种谬误是“人身攻击谬误”，即由于你对提出论点的人的看法而对某个论点进行贬低。