Description of Circumstantial Ad Hominem. A Circumstantial ad Hominem is a fallacy in which one attempts to attack a claim by asserting that the person making the claim is making it simply out of self interest.
Report Abuse. Depends. One charge, simple assault, can be up to one year jail if first offense.Can also be probation on top of that, community service, diversion classes ($), fines, even restitution to victim and civil suit.
First Degree Assault: First degree assault is usually charged when serious bodily harm is inflicted, or in the case of assaulting a police officer. The sentence for first degree assault is up to 20 years of jail time, as well as serious fines in the tens of thousands of dollars.