Question

social media can help reduce social shame. for example, the sticks and stones campaign uses twitter to reduce stigmas surrounding mental health and learning disabilities. one blogger has made public her struggles with anxiety disorders, which has lessened the stigma of the diseases for others. anyone who does not believe that social media lessens social shame is a complete idiot. what is an example of fallacious reasoning in the passage? the author calls the opposition idiots. what type of fallacy does the author use? bandwagon false dilemmas ad hominem

Explanation:

Ad hominem fallacy attacks the person instead of addressing the argument. Here, the author calls those who disagree "idiots" rather than counter - arguing their views. Bandwagon fallacy is about appealing to popularity, and false dilemmas present only two extreme options. Since the author is attacking the character of opponents, it's an ad hominem fallacy.

Answer:

ad hominem