Argumentum ad Hominem is particularly egregious in the context of climate science because its practitioners feel entitled to dismiss any fact or study done by an opponent based solely on the affiliation of the author, his funding source or his parentage. (realclimate.org)
While those potential drivers of seepage are well - understood outside the context of climate science, it is a different matter to show that they have actually affected the conduct of science. (shapingtomorrowsworld.org)
Note that in the context of climate science, my position is on the side of this being a fallacy and bad thing to do. (culturalcognition.net)