Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, not-yet candidate for the GOP nomination for the Presidency, and up-until-a-moment-ago favorite target of Donald J.
Indeed this is a (false) attack on the speaker and not the facts stated. But it is intended to be more: Soros is declared OFF LIMITS to those not on the Left - lest we be racists. You cannot disagree with Soros' (and his hand-picked vassals') politics or you're an anti-Semite. You didn't even need to know Soros is a Jew to be guilty (I didn't - I would wager most didn't). Some dog whistle!
And you're absolutely correct, this is an argumentum ad hominem. But if you unpack EVERY progressive argument, you'll find a logical fallacy at its core. They use these "Jedi mind tricks" all the time. Because they work. On the weak minded. Don't be weak minded!
Many logical fallacies work because most people aren't "trained" in them or in reasoned argument. This form of ad hominem is particularly insidious because it hits us in the "fairness" part of our brains, and we reflexively want to refute the accusation. Nobody likes to be called a racist, excepting perhaps the rare overt/unrepentant racist. It's why this form of ad hom is so evil, and why I think it needs its own name.
Indeed this is a (false) attack on the speaker and not the facts stated. But it is intended to be more: Soros is declared OFF LIMITS to those not on the Left - lest we be racists. You cannot disagree with Soros' (and his hand-picked vassals') politics or you're an anti-Semite. You didn't even need to know Soros is a Jew to be guilty (I didn't - I would wager most didn't). Some dog whistle!
And you're absolutely correct, this is an argumentum ad hominem. But if you unpack EVERY progressive argument, you'll find a logical fallacy at its core. They use these "Jedi mind tricks" all the time. Because they work. On the weak minded. Don't be weak minded!
Many logical fallacies work because most people aren't "trained" in them or in reasoned argument. This form of ad hominem is particularly insidious because it hits us in the "fairness" part of our brains, and we reflexively want to refute the accusation. Nobody likes to be called a racist, excepting perhaps the rare overt/unrepentant racist. It's why this form of ad hom is so evil, and why I think it needs its own name.
Gimme a break, indeed! Speaking the unvarnished truth is not “racism” or “antisemitism.”
Argumentum Ad Calumnia?
If I translate that correctly, it's more generic than "racism"
True. It's more of an "argument from false accusation"
Argumentum ad Progenies
Argumentum ad Stirpes
Argumentum ad Prosapia
*Argumentum ad Proles*
Argumentum ad Propago
Argumentum ad Saeculum
Argumentum ad Domus
All of those have to do with race. I particularly like Argumentum ad Proles due to its Orwellian appearance.
All that said, I love your "argument from hatred of others."
ad Proles sounds cool, but would it convey "racism" to the average prole?