Ad Hominem Fallacy

Scenario 1

Question

What fallacies are portrayed in the video clip?

Ad hominem Fallacy

An unfair way of proving one's point in which one personally attacks another by criticizing them and not their position.

A common type of thinking found in everyday life and can give the speaker satisfaction by belittling the person in whom they disagree with.

As seen in the video when Tracy uses verbal attacks against Anderson in order to be seen in a more favourable light.




BEHA1071 - Interpersonal Skills

Group Presentation: Smith, A., Rouleau, T., & Thach, D. (2010, November 13). Ad hominem fallacy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtJH0WZI3MA

St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON

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• ad
• hominem
• fallacies
• interpersonal
• skills

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