Logical Fallacy of Circumstantial Ad Hominem/Appeal to Motive/Appeal to Conflict of Interest/Appeal to Personal Interest/Argument from Motives/Questioning Motives/Appeal to Vested Interest

The fallacy of circumstantial ad hominem occurs when it is suggested that something is not true because of some circumstance such as personal bias, personal gain, or self-serving interests.

Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Circumstantial Ad Hominem/Appeal to Motive/Appeal to Conflict of Interest/Appeal to Personal Interest/Argument from Motives/Questioning Motives/Appeal to Vested Interest

"You are a Christian, so anything that you say regarding abortion is biased. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with having an abortion."

"You were raised in a Christian home. The only reason that you believe in Christ is because of the way your were raised. If you had been raised in a Muslim home, you would be a Muslim now. Therefore, Christianity is bogus."

While they may not spell it out quite this way, this is how you would diagram their argument. Rather than addressing the reality of Christ, they argue against the person.

"Evolution is fact and there is no Creator God. You just believe in creation because you have been looking at creation websites."

"Of course, [insert the name of any scientist who disagrees here] disagrees. That’s how he makes his money."

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When there is an opportunity for an ad hominem attack against you, it is well to bring it up before anyone else does.

The complexity of God’s Way understood in a single diagram

Obey your flesh and descend into darkness

How can we know anything about anything? That’s the real question

Logical Fallacy of Circumstantial Ad Hominem/Appeal to Motive/Appeal to Conflict of Interest/Appeal to Personal Interest/Argument from Motives/Questioning Motives/Appeal to Vested Interest

Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Circumstantial Ad Hominem/Appeal to Motive/Appeal to Conflict of Interest/Appeal to Personal Interest/Argument from Motives/Questioning Motives/Appeal to Vested Interest

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