VictoriaAScharleau ,

no. an ad hominem is attacking the person instead of the argument. regardless of the truth. poisoning the well is a great one, as it is an ad hominem that usually features true accusations which are irrelevant to the discussion. which could also be called a "red herring" (but most fallacies are doubly red herrings)

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