Is Ad Hominem Argument a Fallacy?

(Attacking the person): This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.

What type of fallacy is ad hominem?

Ad hominem, Latin for “to the man”, is when an argument is rebutted by attacking the person making it rather than the argument itself. It is another informal logical fallacy.

Is ad hominem always a fallacy?

Ad hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal fallacy, more precisely as a genetic fallacy, a subcategory of fallacies of irrelevance. ... person presenting the claim or argument” in order to count as truly fallacious.