Answer to Question #204343 in Law for Vuyo

Question

Critique the notion of argumentum ad hominem.

Answer 1

Argument ad hominem is an argument that makes a claim about the reliability of a person in the performance of a certain function, based on some attribute relating to the person in question. However, argument ad hominem is criticized from different fronts. These critics also known as fallacies include false attribution, irrelevant attribute, overrated effect, reliability irrelevance, irrelevant person, insufficient degree and irrelevant function.