Question

When a speaker insults his or her opponent personally rather than focusing on the argument, what type of fallacy is being used?

A. Ad hoc
B. Ad hominem
C. False causality
D. Straw man

Answer 1

The answer to that would be
B. Ad hominem

Answer 2

B. Ad hominem.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ad hominem (against the man, as it would translate literally) is an argumentative fallacy in which an opponent to a claim focuses not on the logical or argumentative contents of the claim but rather goes after the speaker of the claim, addressing a personal, ethnical, or societal factor concerning the speaker but not the argument.