Question

multiple choice 1 point before he died, poet allen ginsberg argued in favor of legalizing pornography. but ginsberg’s arguments are nothing but trash. ginsberg was a pot - smoking homosexual and a thoroughgoing advocate of the drug culture. genetic fallacy vagueness red herring equivocation suppressed evidence straw man appeal to authority false cause undistributed middle questionable use of statistics

Explanation:

The argument dismisses Allen Ginsberg's arguments about legalizing pornography by attacking his personal characteristics (being a pot - smoking homosexual and an advocate of drug culture) rather than addressing the merits of his arguments. This is the definition of a Genetic Fallacy, which judges an argument based on its origin (the person's traits in this case) rather than its content.

Answer:

Genetic Fallacy