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Attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called __________.

A. straw man
B. bandwagon effect
C. ad hominem
D. red herring

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Attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called ad hominem
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Out of the choices given, attacking the person instead of the argument is a type of logical fallacy called ad hominem. The correct answer is C, ad hominem. 
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