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The answer is A: name calling
When someone tries to persuade others against somebody else by using words that insult the person and not their reason, it is a type of logical fallacy called <em>Ad Hominem (name calling)</em>. <em>It is when one person rejects or criticizes another person's views based on their personal characteristics or things that are not relevant to the argument discussed.</em>