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The most common example of an ad hominem fallacy is when one person makes a claim, and a second person says that it is in person A's best interest to make that claim, and therefore the claim is incorrect. Another ad hominem fallacy example is when person A makes a claim, and person B attacks person A's circumstances, and therefore claims that person A's original claim is false. Here is an excerpt of an argument where the arguer is claiming an ad hominem fallacy: Ah, yes...ad hominem fallacy. Read more [...]