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Ad Hominem
A general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author or of the person presenting the claim or argument; logical fallacy that involves a personal attack.
Types of Ad Hominem--
1) The personal or abusive ad hominem alleges bad character for veracity, or bad moral character generally. Ex. Attacking the traits of an opponent.
2) The circumstantial ad hominem alleges a practical inconsistency between the person and his or her circumstances. Ex. An attack based on a source.
3) A third type of ad hominem, the bias or "poisoning the well" variant, alleges that the person has a hidden agenda or something to gain and is therefore not an honest or objective arguer.
4) Guilt by association. Ex. that person is guilty because they are associated with _________.
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