Fallacy Finder

Dedicated fallacy page

Fallacy Library Ad Hominem
Informal fallacy Commonly Used Fallacy Short for: Argumentum ad hominem

Ad Hominem

Attacks the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself.

Definition

Attacks the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself.

Example
Do not listen to her argument about transit policy; she rents an apartment and does not even own a car.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Attacks the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself. In practice, the key question is whether the conclusion is supported by evidence and logic, or whether it depends on this reasoning shortcut instead.

Related entries

Related by logic, rhetoric, or real-world co-occurrence

These suggestions are ranked using a hybrid score that combines curated links, shared families, wording similarity, and any saved-analysis pairings the app has observed.