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Originally Posted by MarchHare
What you wrote above is quite literally the definition of the ad hominem logical fallacy. Contrary to popular usage on the internet from people who are trying to sound smart, ad hominem does not mean a personal insult. It's a logical fallacy where you dismiss someone's arguments because of some personal attribute about the person, not the merits of their arguments themselves.
"John Oliver can't have anything relevant to say about the Israel-Palestine conflict because he's a comedian!" is a textbook ad hominem fallacy.
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That wasn't a documentary made by a comedian. It was literally a comedy show with bursts of laughter in the background every ten seconds.