How Does the Ad Hominem Fallacy Involve Credibility

question 37

Multiple Choice

How does the ad hominem fallacy involve credibility?

• A)It assigns expert credibility to someone who doesn't deserve it.
• B)It fails to recognize the credibility of someone who is an expert.
• C)It assigns too much credibility to an opponent.
• D)It attacks the credibility of an opponent.
• E)It ignores the issue of whether or not an opponent has credibility.

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Definitions:

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds formed when a hydrogen atom covalently attached to one electronegative atom is attracted to another electronegative atom.

IUPAC Name

The systematic naming of chemical compounds as recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, ensuring consistency and clarity in chemical nomenclature.

Glutaric Acid

A five-carbon dicarboxylic acid with the formula C5H8O4, involved in amino acid metabolism and found in some plant and animal tissues.

Pent-3-ynoic Acid

Pent-3-ynoic acid is a carboxylic acid with the molecular formula C5H6O2, characterized by a triple bond between the third and fourth carbons and a carboxyl group at the end of the chain.