ad hominem - appealing to feelings rather than reasonThe phrase literally means "to the man" and includes any argument that involves an element of hysteria, emotional ranting, blackmail, manipulation and very little in the way of logic or rationality.
ad nauseum - to sickness
Meaning 'to a ridiculous/nauseating degree' thais is often used to refer to arguments where someone just repeats themselves, but it can be applied to pretty much any area of life where someone or something is doing something over and over again.
Alea iacta est - the die has been cast
The Roman historian Suetonius quotes Julius Caesar as saying this in 49 BCE when he crossed the Rubicon (although Caesar actually stole the phrase from ancient GReek comedy.) Crossing ther Rubicon was a definitive act of defiance and the beginning of the Civil WAr against Pompey and the Optimates; the phrase has since come to mean a decision that is a "point of no return."
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