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。