In Adolf Hitler's book, One Nation and Race, he states, "There are some truths, which are so obvious that for this very reason they are not seen or at least not recognized by ordinary people." This is clearly an ad hominem because Hitler may as well be saying that most people are so stupid, they cannot see the truths that are staring them in the face, as he then goes on to say how he, however has seen this truth. So what then? What makes him so unlike the rest of us that he can see the truth? He is clearly putting himself above everyone else as the one who has "seen the truth" therefore, we must follow him. Yeah, right. On the other hand, what what makes us so stupid? Why does Hitler even bother mentioning that he, unlike most, has "seen the truth"? So that when we finish his stupid book and don't understand a thing, we can turn to this line and go "oh, well I guess it must be because I'm just not seeing the truth...I should follow Hitler anway because he said he has seen it..maybe he can show me the way..."
In conclusion, this line in One Nation and Race, is nothing but an ad hominem fallacy, as it insults everyone in order to make Hitler look good.
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