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.
A person convicted of aggravated domestic assault and battery faces the following possible penalties: for a first conviction (no prior domestic assault or assault and battery convictions of any kind), up to one year in jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both; or probation for up to two years; and restitution.