A(n) _____ attacks or praises the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself.
a. hasty generalization
b. ad hominem fallacy
c. either/or fallacy
d. false cause
b. ad hominem fallacy
An ad hominem fallacy attacks or praises the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself. Ad hominem literally means "to the man."
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