Are ad hominems always fallicies?

An example might be :"How can you talk about winning the war when you yourself received a deferment from the draft?"

An ad hominem fallacy, sometimes called a "genetic fallacy" or "to the person fallacy" or shorted to "ad hominem", is a kind of logical fallacy. This logical fallacy's definition is: attacking the...

I would like to point out that this candidate underwent six months of intensive rehabilitation for substance abuse five years ago. Is this really the kind of person you want to make decisions for our...

This is a type of propaganda that is commonly used. It is when someone makes a personal criticism. The catch, is that the person's argument is not properly addressed.