A Textbook Example of the Ad Hominem Fallacy

By tristero

Fact 1: Scott Ritter was right about Iraq. Absolutely right. Dead right. He was in a position to know, and he spoke out. Had this country listened to him, we would be in a lot better shape, financially, morally, and in terms of foreign relations than we are.

Fact 2: Scott Ritter is one very sick individual. He is not being framed or unfairly persecuted.

Fact 3: Fact 2 does not make Fact 1 any less of a fact.