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“The Crucible” Fallacies: Ad Hominem/Poisoning the Well

“The Crucible” Fallacies: Ad Hominem/Poisoning the Well. Trevor Robbins. Definition. Ad Hominem attacks a person’s character rather than their reasoning. In other words: Person A makes claim X Person B attacks person A Therefore A’s claim is false. Universal Examples.

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“The Crucible” Fallacies: Ad Hominem/Poisoning the Well

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  1. “The Crucible” Fallacies: Ad Hominem/Poisoning the Well Trevor Robbins

  2. Definition • Ad Hominem attacks a person’s character rather than their reasoning. In other words: • Person A makes claim X • Person B attacks person A • Therefore A’s claim is false.

  3. Universal Examples • “How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak?”

  4. The Crucible Examples • Ad Hominem- Abigail • Hale, grasping Abigail: “Abigail, it may be your cousin is dying. Did you call the Devil last night?” • Abigail: “I never called him! Tituba, Tituba . . .” pg. 42 • Fallacy: Abigail begins to worry because Hale uncovers the holes in her story. She attacks Tituba, claiming that she had called the Devil which takes the attention away from Abigail.

  5. The Crucible Examples • Ad Hominem- Proctor • Abigail, crying to Heaven: “Oh, Heavenly Father, take away this shadow!” • Proctor: “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!” pg. 109 • Fallacy: Abigail claims she’s being bewitched so, in an attempt to distract the court’s proceedings, Proctor calls Abigail a “whore.” The shock of such a sin works in Proctor’s favor.

  6. Works Cited • "." <i></i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. &lt;https://criticalthinking-mc205.wikispaces.com/Fallacies+%26+Logic&gt;. • "Radio Free NJ." <i>:</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://freenj.blogspot.com/2012/05/rfnjs-last-word-on-baseless-racism.html&gt;. • "Ad Hominem - Definition and Examples | Literary Devices." <i>Literary Devices</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014. &lt;http://literarydevices.net/ad-hominem/&gt;.

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