According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?Of course, Senator Davis opposes serious tax reform. Before going into politics, he was a corporate lawyer who defended several companies that have since been implicated in unethical financial dealings.

A. hasty generalization
B. invalid analogy
C. ad hominem
D. bandwagon
E. slippery slope


Answer: C

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