Evaluation of Example 8: Romney's Audi Q7
Passage:
“Romney's post-election behavior
has been, in a word, small. Never again, likely, will his voice
and influence be as powerful as they are now. … The
man who spoke passionately about his love for the
American auto industry was driving around in a new
Audi Q7. ”
Dana Milbank, "Romney Can Retire Later," Index-Journal
94 no. 220 (8 Dec. 2012), 9A.
Analsyis:
Mr. Milbank commits ad hominem
(ex concessis) by noting that Mr. Romney's position on the
American automobile industry is at variance with the automobile
Romney chooses to drive.
Romney supported the U.S auto industry.
Romney now drives a non-American automobile.
Romney does not now support the U.S. auto industry.