"My opponent says we can lower taxes. He can't be believed or trusted. Ten years ago, he admitted to being an alcoholic." What fallacy is being committed in this statement?
a) Faulty cause
b) Hasty generalization
c) Appeal to popularity
d) Appeal to authority
e) Ad hominem attack
ANS: e
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