'The mayor cannot be trusted on transport because he was once fined for speeding.' What is the flaw?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It attacks the mayor's personal conduct instead of examining his transport arguments
- Step 1: The premise concerns the person's past behaviour. Step 2. The conclusion concerns the quality of his policy claims. Step 3. This is an ad hominem argument. Answer: ad hominem. Why not the others: no causation, generalisation or circular restatement is involved.
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