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[[Ad hominem]] fallacies involve attacking the person rather than the argument. | [[Ad hominem]] fallacies involve attacking the person rather than the argument, e.g., by casting aspersions on that person's character, or associating the person with a distasteful ideology. | ||
This is a logical fallacy because the fact that a person is repugnant does not mean that they are wrong. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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* Elizabeth is a convicted drug user | * Elizabeth is a convicted drug user | ||
* Therefore Elizabeth's claims aren't trustworthy | * Therefore Elizabeth's claims aren't trustworthy | ||
* Bob says that the sky is blue. | |||
* Bob is a communist, and cannot be trusted. | |||
* Therefore, the sky is not blue. | |||
[[Category: Logical fallacies]] | [[Category: Logical fallacies]] |
Revision as of 21:22, 18 July 2006
Ad hominem fallacies involve attacking the person rather than the argument, e.g., by casting aspersions on that person's character, or associating the person with a distasteful ideology.
This is a logical fallacy because the fact that a person is repugnant does not mean that they are wrong.
Examples
- Elizabeth claims that John murdered Sally
- Elizabeth is a convicted drug user
- Therefore Elizabeth's claims aren't trustworthy
- Bob says that the sky is blue.
- Bob is a communist, and cannot be trusted.
- Therefore, the sky is not blue.