Ad Hominem
fallacy
Summary: Attack the person rather than the claim.
By focusing on character or motives, the argument itself goes untested while the audience is swayed by insult.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 1.4%, bottom 0.4%, overall 1.5%
- Publications: top 2%, bottom 1.7%, overall 1.7%
- Articles: top 5.6%, bottom 0%, overall 2.8%
Recent example
food stamp program came under attack. Opponents portrayed food stamp recipients as lazy and tried to imply they were ripping off taxpayers. By 2008, the program was renamed
Recent articles
Anti-ICE chaos ERUPTS as governor points blame to 'national extremist groups' 0%
Fox News - 5/31/2026, 12:15 PM
Negativity Bias 26.6% - Appeal to Authority 25% - Hasty Generalization 22.7%
Welcome back. Anti-ICE protesters raging out of control. Tensions boiling over outside the New Jersey detention center as Democratic Governor Mikey Cheryl backs their cause and refuses to point blame. Watch. >> New Jersey law enforcement established a peaceful protected protest zone in the area outside Delaney Hall. We know that people... more
Israel captures strategic castle after deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years 0%
Associated Press - 5/31/2026, 11:50 AM
Burden of Proof 37.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 30.3% - Framing Effect 29.7%
قبل عده ايام اطلق جيش الدفاع عمليه ميدانيه في مرتفعات البوفور وفي منطقه وادي الصلوقي جنوب لبنان وهي مناطق ينفذ منها حزب الله عمليات اطلاق نار وقذائف باتجاه بلدات اصبع الجليل وقوات جيش الدفاع جاءت العمليه بهدف ازاله التهديد المباشر عن بلدات اصبع الجليل وبلده المطله وتعميق الضرر الذي يلحق بمنظمه حزب الله الارهابيه يعد البوفور احد اهم... more
Does the safety net need a safety net? With changes to SNAP, more Kansas Citians are losing benefits 0%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Suzanne King - 5/31/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 18.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.5% - Appeal to Authority 11.6%
As director of the Palestine Senior Citizen Activity Center in Kansas City, Yolanda Robinson tries to keep an ear to the ground so she’ll know when one of her seniors is suffering in silence. If she hadn’t sat down for lunch recently and heard people talking, Robinson said, she probably wouldn’t have learned about the ones who just lost... more
Trump mocks artists getting ‘the yips’ about his Freedom 250 concert and unveils new star performer – himself 0%
The Independent - By Ariana Baio - 5/30/2026, 11:34 PM
Negativity Bias 42.8% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 24.5% - Self-Serving Bias 23.4%
President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would bring the “Number One Attraction anywhere in the World” to the Freedom 250 concert series, after several notable musicians backed out of performances: Himself. In a Truth Social post, the president criticized artists, who he said were getting “the yips” about performing at the Great... more
Lefty Senate candidate Graham Platner seen in shocking topless, towel-wearing selfie from hook up app Kik 0%
New York Post - By David Spector - 5/30/2026, 9:57 PM
Negativity Bias 31.7% - Appeal to Emotion 24.5% - Biased Writer Voice 20.2%
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner can be seen in a shocking new topless, towel-wearing selfie from his account on an app widely used for hookups – as it emerged the Nazi-tattoo-wearing Democrat sexted with numerous women outside his marriage. In the image obtained by The Post from his Kik account, the left-leaning Platner is clad... more
Donald Trump shouts out Jaxson Dart after Giants QB's appearance at event was met with controversy 0%
OutKick - By Matt Reigle - 5/30/2026, 9:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 78.8% - Hasty Generalization 39.6% - Self-Serving Bias 27.5%
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart hopping on stage to introduce President Donald Trump, and his teammate Abdul Carter calling him out for it, has been the talk of the sports world this week. Everyone has given their take on it, and the two players at the center of it all have worked things out, and it doesn't seem like there's some... more
Judge issues blow to Trump administration over Kennedy Center 0%
ABC News - 5/30/2026, 7:21 PM
Negativity Bias 53.3% - Appeal to Emotion 34% - Appeal to Authority 28.7%
rulings now against the Trump administration. One federal judge saying the Trump name needs to be removed from the Kennedy Center within two weeks, while another is reopening the case involving the DOJ's so-called anti-weaponization fund. Senior White House correspondent Selena Wang joins us now with more. Selena, let's start with the... more
Spencer Pratt reveals plan to make Hollywood great again amid Tinseltown exodus as bombshell poll signals upset in LA mayoral race 0%
Daily Mail - By Alyssa Guzman - 5/30/2026, 3:43 PM
Negativity Bias 34.9% - Confirmation Bias 14.4% - Hasty Generalization 14.2%
Former reality star and mayoral candidate, Spencer Pratt, is taking his vast TV knowledge to call out his opponents for destroying California's crown economic jewel. Pratt, 42, went on a lengthy X rant on Friday, calling out his opponents, incumbent Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, for destroying Hollywood. 'Nithya did NOTHING as Hollywood... more
US Warns It Can Resume Iran War if Deal Stalls 0%
Newsmax - By AFP teams in Washington, Tehran, Beirut, Jerusalem - 5/30/2026, 12:59 PM
Negativity Bias 35.8% - Unattributed Quote 25.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.2%
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including Tehran never being able to develop nuclear weapons. The White House had signaled Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal, though Tehran denied there... more
AB Hernandez advances in California state championship as Save Girls' Sports activists rally nearby 0%
OutKick - By Jackson Thompson - 5/30/2026, 11:27 AM
Biased Writer Voice 31.4% - Negativity Bias 25% - Appeal to Emotion 14.6%
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez advanced in three girls' jumping events, earning the top place in two, during the preliminary round of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state track & field championships on Friday. Hernandez, who has been at the center of a national controversy for competing in girls' competitions dating... more