Fallacy #2

On another note:



I was watching this YouTube clip online after a friend had forwarded it to me and I just realized it is a perfect example of Ad Hominem. This fallacy attacks the person instead of the issue. As you can notice in the clip above the journalist attacks McCain for cheating on his wife and then leaving her while she is in the hospital for his current wife Cindy. Although what he has done is despicable and insensitive on various levels it in no way supports that he will be a terrible president. His personal actions and his character in no way represent his foreign policy or his plan as president. When one sees smear campaigns during the election it is necessary to stay unbiased and search for the facts that are truly relevant.