Ad populum and Ad hominem are two type of fallacies that is best avoided in an argument because they offer no real contribution toward the topic of discussion and at the same time, they can bring down the quality of the argument Ad populum is the assumption that if the majority of people believe in a certain proposition, then that proposition must be true. People has always been vulnerable to the group mentality but nowadays, the usage of ad populum is even more prevalent due to the internet and social media. On the other hand, ad hominem is when an arguer is being attack personally as a person rather than their positions or the points they are making. Ad hominem is extremely common in politics where candidate would bring up the personal lives
