Question

question 27 (1 point)
scenario: a politician is proposing a new tax to fund climate change research. a televised commentator responds by stating, \we cannot possibly trust this new tax proposal. the politician who suggested it was caught shoplifting chewing gum when he was 15 years old! clearly, he is fundamentally untrustworthy.\ the commentator is using which logical fallacy?
a. slippery slope.
b. ad hominem.
c. emotion.
d. straw man.

Explanation:

Ad Hominem is a fallacy where an argument is rejected based on an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself. Here, the commentator attacks the politician's character (shoplifting as a teenager) instead of addressing the tax - proposal for climate change research.
Slippery Slope assumes a chain of negative events will occur without proper evidence. Emotion is a more general appeal to feelings, not specifically a personal attack. Straw Man misrepresents an opponent's argument.

Answer:

B. Ad Hominem.