ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 20 hours ago
Ad hominem fallacy. The person who has been exposed for various things, instead of trying to refute the argument of the accuser (e.g. “they’re misrepresenting the facts”, “I couldn’t have done that here’s an alibi”)
Instead, they are just accusing the accuser of something to make others distrust them. All of the examples youblisted were ad hominem attacks against your friend.
RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
The Republican way