#124 - Ad Hominem

Ad hominem is a very common logical fallacy which can be simply stated as a character attack. Essentially, when a person does not have an actual rebuttal to an argument, they will often try to derail the conversation to focus on the character flaws of the person making the argument.BUT does that mean there is no room for character evaluation? Should you care about people's character at all? Although there's no escaping the logical fallaciousness of a character attack, perhaps there are some potential use cases for evaluation character.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices