As someone who majored in Philosophy, the fallacy of "Argumentum ad Hominem" is a must for anyone to learn and understand out and about our society..."attacking the person and not the argument!"
A fallacy: "A statement or argument based on a false or invalid point."
1- HASTY 'G'....."Your Honor...the testimony of this witness cannot be admitted becauses she is not trustworthy!" Fallacy! That's a "Hasty generalization" and attacking the entire credibility of a person, without knowing them...see?
2- "You are much too lenient with your students, Prof. Mare."
"Ha, Prof. Shank, who are you to tell me that. Just last week I overheard three of your students talking in the hall, complaining about how much work you were piling on them." Fallacy...heresay and another Hasty 'G' attacking Prof. Shank.
3- "We need to increase the state sales tax! The governor has gone "mad" for the last three years by spending, spending, spending...." Fallacy...the blame was placed on one person, solely. Anyone knows that there are, except in Nebraska, two houses in a state's government for those(?) checks and balances.
4- Just because someone expresses an opinion doesn't always mean that it's the truth or that it's false. Don't let the actual facts get in the way, and uncovering the necessary facts is all important.
5- "Look at him...he looks guilty!"
6- "Everyone knows that a cheerleader is ditsy...why should she be elected the Prez of the SCA?"
7- "No way will he be my choice for Dept. Chair (to the principal)...he thinks he's too good for the rest of us!" "ad hominem"....
8- "I'm NOT voting for her...what does a woman know about how to run a country's government?
9) "I strongly oppose the death penalty!".....it is a fallacy, fact, that if someone who espouses that opinion degrades the one who speaks out in favor of this point, and not the argument's points, then, that is what is a fallacy, attacking the person and not the argument!
10) Begging the Question
(Circular Reasoning...Pitito Principii)
"Your resume looks good, but I will need another reference."
"Sally can give me one."
"Good, but how do I know that Sally is trustworthy>"
"I can vouch for her...."
11) Appeal to Ignorance
"You cannot prove that God does not exist, so He does."
12) Appeal to Pity
(Youth was standing before a judge, convicted of murdering his mom and dad) "Your honor, before you sentence me, please have mercy on me because I am now an...an orphan...."
13) Appeal to Peer Pressure
"Chuck likes the plan that people on welfare should work when they can find jobs. Friends laughed at him and called him a facist....and wanted to ostracize him from the group. Chuck recants and abandoned his plan to put people on welfare to work to avoid rejection from his group of friends!"
(...more....)
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