An Example Of Ad Hominem Fallacy In The United States

One example of a fallacy in this article is ad hominem. “The courts should require the government to disclose this information and quickly, and the practice of delving into travelers' private lives at the border without reason to suspect them of wrongdoing should ultimately end. Everything we know about the government's searches of devices at the border suggests the government is dramatically expanding an unconstitutional program.” This section of the article is an ad hominem fallacy, for it is blaming the courts decisions on government powers instead of addressing issues concerning facts about rights. The section only focuses on the courts character instead of the anti-rights. This paragraph persuades the reader to feel that the court is at