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Ad Hominem, Abusive

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Attacking the arguer instead of the argument.

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"The proposal comes from a convicted fraudster — reject it." The proposal's math doesn't know its author.

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Near-miss: when someone offers *testimony* rather than argument, credibility is the evidence — character attacks on witnesses are on-topic.