Question

Which type of faulty logic appears in these sentences?

Our local library is one of the best libraries in town. The staff there is very friendly.
A) distraction
B) ad hominem
C) appeal to ignorance
D) either-or fallacy

Answer 1

B) ad hominem

Step-by-step explanation:

Ad Hominen is latin for "attack the man" this means that it´s a direct attack to the man that holds the argument, but in this case can also be attributable the qualities of the man as the quality or reason of the whole argument, this means that basically it has nothing to do that the staff is friendly with the fact that the public library is one of the best libraries in town.

Answer 2

The type of faulty logic that appears in the given sentence above is option A. Distraction or in other words, it is known as Red Herring or changing the subject. This faulty logic is used in order to divert the focus or attention to avoid the point of argument.