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Abusive Ad Hominem
Sidetracks the issues by attacking the person; this draws attention to personal problems that are unrelated to the argument.
Tu Quo Que
Attempts to discredit an argument based on a person’s hypocrisy
Ad Populum (Band Wagon or Appeal to Popularity)
convince by arguing an idea’s popularity, if everyone is doing it, then we should too.
Straw Man
A weakened misrepresentation of an opponent’s view sets up the opponent in such a position that he is easily knocked over
Guilt by Association
uses bad reputations to discredit, attacks a person or position because of a shared connection.