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Which of the following employs an ad hominem fallacy?

A. Some students didn't try out for the basketball team last year, and they had lower grades the next semester.
B. Joining team sport helps students learn skills such as teamwork because students work together as a team.
C. Studies suggest that joining a team sport has both physical and mental benefits.
D. Kids who do not try out for the basketball team are lazy and waste their time playing video games.

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jacemorris04

Question: Which of the following employs an ad hominem fallacy?

Answer: Kids who do not try out for the basketball team are lazy and waste their time playing video games.

Explanation: this is an argument with students this is what hominem fallacy is

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(jacemorris04)

The hominem fallacy is represented in the statement that "Kids who do not try out for the basketball team are lazy and waste their time playing video games.", i.e., option D.

What is hominem fallacy?

The fallacy which occurs when in the place of addressing the argument, one irrelevantly attacks the person who is making the argument is referred to as hominem fallacy.

In the given statement, "Kids who do not try out for the basketball team are lazy and waste their time playing video games.", it is attacking the way of kids playing video games, so it is a hominem fallacy.

Thus, the correct option is D.

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