When a politician attacks his/her opponent’s character instead of the issues, he/she is engaged in what type of fallacy

A. Slippery slope argument
B. Ad Hominen Attack
C. Straw person argument
D. Red Herring


B. Ad Hominen Attack

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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In the future, public relations is expected to ________

A) grow B) be more accountable C) respond to crises more rapidly D) All of the above. E) None of the above.

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The digital communication world conveniently divides into four parts—the Web, email, blogs and social media

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In general, listeners believe their interests will be best understood by a speaker who is

A. better educated than them. B. somewhat poorer than them. C. similar to them. D. younger than them.

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