The ad hominem fallacy
A) attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute.
B) assumes that complex events have only a single cause.
C) claims that because something is popular, it is therefore correct.
D) all of the above.
E) b and c only.

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The ad hominem fallacy specifically refers to attacking the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself, which is what option A describes.

The Ad Hominem Fallacy