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Which statement is an example of ad hominem?
Do you really want to associate with supporters of screen time?
Plenty of people are in support of screen time for students.
If we allow unlimited screen time, what next? Students skipping school altogether?
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The first one: "Do you really want to associate with supporters of screen time?"
Why: it attacks or discredits people (their associations) rather than addressing the argument for or against screen time — a classic ad hominem (guilt-by-association) move.
The second is an appeal to popularity; the third is a slippery-slope fallacy.
Why: it attacks or discredits people (their associations) rather than addressing the argument for or against screen time — a classic ad hominem (guilt-by-association) move.
The second is an appeal to popularity; the third is a slippery-slope fallacy.
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