A group member concludes that because one of your sources is a prisoner, the group should not accept what the person said. This is an example of
A) posing a false either-or situation.
B) attacking the person instead of the argument.
C) making an incomplete comparison.
D) concluding that because two things are related, one caused the other.
E) overgeneralizing.

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This is an example of "attacking the person instead of the argument," also known as an ad hominem fallacy. It dismisses the argument based on the characteristics of the person making it, rather than addressing the argument's merits.

A Group Member Concludes That Because One of Your Sources