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.
Fourth Degree Assault. You may face 4 th degree assault charges if you assault certain people. For instance, assault on a police officer in the line of duty could get you a potential sentence of up to one year in jail and $3,000 in fines.