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Select the correct answer. Which statement best describes an ad hominem fallacy? A. Presenting new, irrelevant ideas to distract others B. Comparing two ideas that are not similar in nature C. Setting up an opposing argument that is unrelated D. Attacking the person's character in lieu of the issue.

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The correct answer is D

Ad hominem, Latin for “to the man”, is when an argument is rebutted by attacking the person making it rather than the argument itself.