Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.I know it probably puts me in the unfashionable minority these days, but I really don't think much of Hank Williams's music. Ever since I learned that he drank a lot and took drugs, I've felt that way.
What will be an ideal response?
While this may be ad hominem of the personal attack sort, it may also be a psychological explanation about somebody's reaction to Hank Williams and his music. It becomes more clearly the former if the person goes on to claim that the music in question is bad because of its creator's personal habits.
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sovereignty of Allah.
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