1. Cody Lyles Cheyenne Milan
Ad Hominem
Cody Lyles
Cheyenne Milan

2.
Marked by or being an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made.

3. Universal Example
Bill: "I believe that abortion is morally wrong." Dave: "Of course you would say that, you're a priest." Bill: "What about the arguments I gave to support my position?" Dave: "Those don't count. Like I said, you're a priest, so you have to say that abortion is wrong. Further, you are just a lackey to the Pope, so I can't believe what you say."

4. Explanation
Dave is attacking bill because he is a priest rather than the argument he uses to support the fact that abortion is wrong. Dave says that he has to believe that because he is a priest.

5. Examples
Act 3 Page 220
Abigail: Oh, Heavenly Father, take away this shadow!
Proctor: How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!

6. Explanation
Proctor is asking Abigail how she could possibly be calling on Heaven because he considers a whore. He is attacking the fact that he believes she’s a whore rather than her calling upon Heaven.

7. Examples
Act 3 Page 217
Proctor: It is not a child. Now hear me, sir. In the sight of the congregation she were twice this year put out of this meetin’ house for laughter during prayer.
Danforth: What’s this? Laughter during-!

8. Explanation
Proctor attacks Abigail because of her accusation of laughing during prayer and uses that to support his argument of her being a witch. Danforth immediately reacts to this and judges the fact that she was laughing during prayer rather than them actually accusing her of witchcraft.