Sentence:  "“Claims that the words meant anything other than the “ultimate solution” to any political question is always a popular vote are simply ridiculous,” Anning said... “As I called for a plebiscite on the immigration mix, this baseless and ridiculous criticism is simply an effort to <WSD>play the man and not the ball</WSD>”." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.