Question

Which phrase from stalin's speech most clearly makes an ad hominem attack?

A) abandon all heedlessness
B) demolition of the enemy
C) self-sacrificingly disputing
D) panic-mongers and rumor-mongers

Answer 1

The answer is D.

Explanation: This is an ad hominem attack because it attacks a group of people directly by calling them names instead of speaking in a respectful way.

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Answer 2

D) panic-mongers and rumor-mongers

Step-by-step explanation:

The ad hominem attack is a type of fallacy or error in logic reasoning.Iit characterizes for attacking the person that is making an argument instead of focusing on the argument itself. In this type of fallacy, the attack on the person is irrelevant to his argument, it has nothing to do with it.

In option D, Stalin directly attacks someone by suggesting they are liars, these names don't have any support. The attack's purpose is to discredit them and make all their arguments less powerful, no mattering their content.