Logical Fallacy

Ad Hominem Fallacy

• Attacking the person
• Types
  • Tu Quoque
  • Abusive
  • Circumstantial
  • Guilt by Association

Ad hominem: This is an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments.

Green Peace’s strategies aren’t effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.

In this example, the author doesn’t even name particular strategies Green Peace has suggested, much less evaluate those strategies on their merits. Instead, the author attacks the characters of the individuals in the group.