Oakland Community College Relevance Fallacies Ad Hominem Discussion

Personal Attack ad hominem

First, lay out what an argumentumad hominem of the personal attack variety is. Then, clearly lay out an example of this fallacy. Then, provide a detailed statement of why it is that your example qualifies as a personalad hominem attack, and where the problem lies. Be sure not to simply repeat an example from Moore and Parker.

Please do not simply pull one from the Internet or some other source. Simply copying and pasting would constitute . It would be best to come up with an example on your own. If you ‘find inspiration’ from some other source…, please do not simply assume that what you find i) is truly an example of an ad hominem attack or ii) the explanation is accurate. One or both could be mistaken.