This situation is an example of ad hominem. Ad hominem refers to attacking a person's character or personal traits instead of engaging with their arguments or qualifications. In this case, Margarite's bias against the candidate due to her past relationship with Margarite's boyfriend leads her to unfairly evaluate the candidate's qualifications.
Margarite is part of the hiring committee for a new junior editor. The candidate dated Margarite’s boyfriend when they were in college. Although Margarite thinks the candidate has good experience, she rates her very low in the evaluation. This is an example of what?
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begging the question
begging the question
a red herring
a red herring
ad hominem
ad hominem
either/or
either/or
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