Question

Which logical fallacy is most clearly used in the following sentence?

Parker Elementary School’s attempts to create an environmentally sound policy for the school failed because the new principal, Mr. Lerner, was a greedy, selfish individual.



A.ethical appeal



B.ad hominem



C.hasty generalization



D.either/or

Answer 1

Answer: Answer is B

Explanation: I got it right on my test

Answer 2

The answer is B: ad hominem.

A logical fallacy is a failed form of argument that reaches a conclusion by means of invalid proofs that are not justified. Ad hominem (which could be translated as “against the man”) is one such logical fallacy and it involves an argument based on a direct attack of a person´s character or circumstances when they are not related to the content of the argument itself.