Here's some links on the ad hominem (personal attack) fallacy:- Sure, some critics of Obama are racist, but does that mean we can dismiss their arguments? As much as we might want to, logically, no we cannot!
- Some variants on the personal attack: tu quoque (hypocrite!) and guilt by association (she hangs around bad people!).
- I should note that tu quoque isn't always fallacious reasoning.
- "The ad hominem rejoinders—ready the ad hominem rejoinders!"
- Remember our rallying cry: "STUPID PEOPLE SOMETIMES SAY SMART THINGS."
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