Question
What type of fallacy is represented by the passage below?
The poem “Cautionary Tale of Girls and Birds of Prey” is not worth reading. The author clearly is a sick and morbid person who likes to write about death.
ad hominem attack
appeal to authority
non sequitur
association fallacy
The poem “Cautionary Tale of Girls and Birds of Prey” is not worth reading. The author clearly is a sick and morbid person who likes to write about death.
ad hominem attack
appeal to authority
non sequitur
association fallacy
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The fallacy represented by the passage is an **ad hominem attack**. This occurs when the argument attacks the character or traits of the author instead of addressing the content of the poem itself. The conclusion that the poem is not worth reading is based on a judgment about the author, rather than providing evidence or reasoning related to the poem's quality or merit.