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What logical fallacy is shown in the comment made to a Judge in a courtroom Your Honor the other lawyer's case may be good but it doesn't matter since he's clearly an incompetent idiot?
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∙ 7y ago
This describes ad hominem. Ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy. In this argument, rubbuttal attacks the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the issues or argument.
Ad hominem fallacies often arise or show up when a person feels strongly about a topic, and is led by emotion rather than logic. Passion topics often include politics, religion, law, and even minor disagreements.
Example of a current often-heard topic that disintegrates into arguing personalities and attacking:
Person 1: I won't vote for Donald Trump because of his beliefs about Immigration. The United States was built by immigrants, for immigrants. US history from 1800s to 1960s shows biases against many groups, such as against Russians, Italians, Slavs, Poles, and even the Irish. Now, the same biases have shifted to those of the Muslim faith, and Mexicans.
Person 2: WAKE UP--What's wrong with you! They are taking our jobs, living free off the government, taking our housing, and they are violent drug-using, gun-toting criminals!
Person 1: Those are the SAME arguments that were used against Russians, Italians, Slavs, Poles, and even the Irish. And, please, don't attack me... discuss the issues.
Person 2: What are you?? A Muslim-lover? Or maybe you are one of those Mexicans! Go home--we don't want you here! (The person has switched totally to an ad hominem logical fallacy.)
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This is begging the question fallacy
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fallacy(period)
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A fallacy is basically an?
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fallacy of positive instances
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What is Ad hominem?
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