Argumentum ad hominem is a fallacy in argumentation that is based on attacking the character of the one presenting the argument. For example, “That man is mean and gets angry easily. Therefore, you cannot trust anything he says.”
Argumentum ad hominem is a fallacy in argumentation that is based on attacking the character of the one presenting the argument. For example, “That man is mean and gets angry easily. Therefore, you cannot trust anything he says.”
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