Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Ad Hominem Fallacy

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments commits the ad hominem fallacy?

• A)No man can experience childbirth, and therefore no man can give a first-person account of the experience.
• B)Storage containers are made in many different sizes, but I cannot get the size I need because my local store doesn't carry that size.
• C)If the politician is not trustworthy, then he should not be elected.And he is not trustworthy.
• D)Myrtle told me that Sally heard from James that Bill saw Ryan spreading gossip.So it must be true.
• E)Sarah claims that Napoleon provided canned food to his troops, but she's never had a single history class, so we shouldn't listen to her.

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