Question

Attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called __________.
A. straw man
B. bandwagon effect
C. ad hominem
D. red herring

Answer 1

Attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called ad hominem

Answer 2

Out of the choices given, attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called ad hominem. The correct answer is C, ad hominem.