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.
Confidence votes 11. how much time will you stay in jail if convicted of arson. It really all depends on how it started and if people were hurt (including animals). i have seen 3 people from the area i live go to prison for burning down a bussnis in town. they got 4 in prison and 6 years out...