Kara says to Sunny, "Did you hear Antonio's speech? I thought it was really good." Sunny replies, "How could you think he gave a good speech? He's such a dork! All he does is play video games. What a loser." Sunny's response is an example of _______________.

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Sunny's response attacks Antonio's character and personality instead of addressing the quality of his speech. This is an example of an ad hominem fallacy, where the argument attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

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