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This fallacy, also known as ad hominem, is committed when instead of statements supporting the main idea with a specific point, the supports focus on a person or a person's character. This attack is taken to be evidence against the claim or argument the person in question is making (or presenting).
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Attacking the Person ... This fallacy, also known as ad hominem, is committed when instead of statements supporting the main idea with a specific point, the supports focus negatively on a person or a person's character...
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enter a description here ... Ad hominem fallacy. Trying to refute another's view by attacking the person who holds that view (with insults, say) instead of addressing the view itself. Example: "What Smith says is false, because he is a [insert insult here]."
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The Fallacy of Personal Attack ... In other words, if you are trying to convince someone of something, using premisses that the person accepts—whether or not you believe them yourself. This is not necessarily a fallacious argument, and is often rhetorically effective.
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…[N]ot one of 800 sexologists at a recent conference raised a hand when asked if they would trust a thin rubber sheath to protect them during intercourse with a known HIV infected person. ... T. Edward Damer, Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments (Third Edition) (Wadsworth, 1995), pp.
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Ad hominem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the person" or "argument against the person") is an argument which links the validity of a premise to a cha...
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Straw man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a ...
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