Fallacy icon - Ad hominem

Name Description Example
Ad hominem Attacking a person/group instead of addressing their arguments. “Climate science can’t be trusted because climate scientists are biased.”

Learn more about the fallacies in this graphics category in the blog post A history of FLICC: the 5 techniques of science denial

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Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Dinosaurs

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German definition (Ad Hominem)

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Dinosaurier

Dutch definition (Op de persoon spelen)

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Dinosauriërs


 


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