"Of course we cannot take seriously Senator Smith's objections to affirmative action; his womanizing is well-known." This is an example of what type of fallacy?

ad hominem

Explanation:

Ad hominem -

It is a latin phrase , which translates to the english language as -  "  to the person " .

It is a type of fallacious argumentative strategy , in which the main focus on the decision or argument is ignored and the character or some other factors are considered during the argument , is referred to as Ad hominem .

This type of strategy is used for various arguments that are majorly fallacious .

Hence , from the givens scenario of the question ,

The correct answer is Ad hominem .

the answer is either c or d i think its d