Which best describes this statement: From one politician about another: He's a two-faced,liberal,anti-family,anti-values idealist!choose from the following:(a)Ad hominem/genetic(b)Wishful thinking(c)Argument from popularity (d) Hasty generalizing
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It's an ad hominem attack: argument against the man. The accuser attempts to discredit the argument of another by revealing shortcomings of that other person. Guy X: "You don't know anything about ethics, you're an alcoholic!" Lady Y: "What does being an alcoholic have to do with what I've said about ethics?"
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