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Abusive ad hominem Fallacy

By , About.com GuideDecember 21, 2012

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The abusive ad hominem is a fallacy that occurs whenever a person resorts to personal attacks in order to argue that some conclusion should not be accepted. Mere insults are not an ad hominem fallacy because insults are not arguments. The key is the use of insults as a reason for rejecting a conclusion.

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