When Julie and Jacob were arguing about whom the world's best guitar player has been, Julie attacked Jacob because Jacob's distant cousin is Eddie Van Halen (whom Jacob idolizes). Julie says that's why Jacob chooses him. What type of argument is this?
A) flawed
B) ad ignorantiam
C) ad hominem
D) ad populum

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This is an ad hominem argument, as Julie attacked Jacob's character rather than providing a valid argument for her stance on the best guitar player in the world. She used Jacob's relationship to Eddie Van Halen as a way to discredit his opinion, rather than addressing the actual issue at hand.

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