Ad Hominem

Sally: You should stop eating meat. You're unhealthy and murdering animals.

Ruth: Of course you'd say that; you're a hippie. Everybody knows that hippies are crazy tree-hugging animal lovers.

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Strawman

My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

• Slippery Slope

• Sentimental Appeal

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

Which of the following is an example of "ad hominem?"

• Mary shouldn't be believed because people say she's a witch.

• Cheevers believes that people either believe him or that are witches.

• Mary Warren reminds the Proctors that she is an official of the court and can accuse anyone of witchcraft.

• Elizabeth had a doll, so the needle must be from her.

Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

• Ad hominem

• Slippery slope

• false dilemma

• circular reasoning

Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

• Ad Hominem

• Scare Tactic

• Hasty Generalization

• Sentimental Appeal

Match the definition with the fallacy: "attacking the character of the person instead of the idea"

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

Which fallacy is pictured?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

Which of the following best describes an 'ad hominem' argument?

• Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself

• Presenting a false dilemma to force a choice

• Using emotional appeal to sway opinion

• Introducing irrelevant information to distract

Identify the ad hominem fallacy in the following statement: 'You can't trust John's opinion on climate change; he's not even a scientist.'

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

In which of the following scenarios is an ad hominem attack being used?

• Criticizing a politician's policy based on its merits

• Dismissing a speaker's argument because of their accent

• Analyzing the evidence presented in a debate

• Discussing the historical context of a literary work