Members of the Jury. You have seen the history of animosity the key witness has
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Members of the Jury. You have seen the history of animosity the key witness has towards my client. Moreover, he has been shown to lie for the pettiest reasons. If we're honest with ourselves, he does not even meet a single standard of human decency. Surely you can't trust the word of such a despicable man who is out to get my client. Genetic fallacy No fallacy Appeal to force Ad hominess Which of the following is not a WFF? Copy of Consider the following incomplete schema: What logical operator completes the schema?Explanation / Answer
option A is correct Genetic Fallacy
Genetic Fallicy is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on someone's or something's history, origin, or source rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation, typically transferring the positive or negative esteem from the earlier context.
Just because the ke witness has a bad history with the accused does not mean that he/she is lying about the accused. there might be other reasons as well.The defence lawyer is presuming that the key witness is lying.