Identify the fallacy committed in the following argument: 'My opponent cheated on his taxes. He hired an illegal migrant as a nanny. His views on tax reforms simply cannot be trusted.'
AInappropriate authority
BAd hominem ✓ Correct
CAppeal to ignorance
DBegging the question
Correct answer: (B) Ad hominem
Explanation
The argument is an ad hominem attack.
It rejects the opponent's views on tax reform by citing his personal misdeeds.
Tax-cheating and hiring an illegal nanny bear on character, not on the reforms.
The truth of a position is independent of its holder's conduct.
Attacking the person instead of the claim is the ad hominem fallacy.
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