Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, and ... in some instances, questions of personal conduct, character, motives, etc., are legitimate and relevant t

Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, and ... in some instances, questions of personal conduct, character, motives, etc., are legitimate and relevant to the issue,[13] as when it directly involves hypocrisy, or actions contradicting the subject's words. Funny how that works, right? That must be the edge case.