logic
Ad hominem
taught
Attacking the person who makes an argument instead of the argument; a fact about the speaker can justify scrutiny, never refutation.
Taught in
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Ad hominem and tu quoque
Introduction to Logic
Requires
- fallacy-decision-tree required
Required by
- Tu quoque ("you too") required
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