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Tu Quoque: Why Dems Would Rather Talk About The Teabaggers Than Themselves

My favorite, however, would have to be the tu quoque fallacy: redirecting an attack by appealing ... and what we see in political rhetoric now more than ever. This way of arguing doesn’t advance any set of ideas, yet when a double-standard is so apparent ... read more

Meryl Streep and the very vicious circle

American political discourse today rests increasingly on “tu quoque” arguments, literally Latin for “you too.” Your parents taught you why ... to talk about Trump as abnormal and a departure from convention. He is surely that, but it is rather ... read more

One More Word About The Stormy Daniels Affair

[Nor is it the only possible reason why Cohen's papers relating to the Daniels affair might be outside the privilege; if there is evidence that the arrangements were designed to violate, say, federal election law restrictions on campaign contributions ... read more

Why Trump Lost The 2016 Election

They are far more interested in calling names and bullying rather than holding a productive ... This is not intended as a tu quoque to shift blame. This piece is to tease out bad arguments and post-hoc as reasons why Trump won. Many of these reasons ... read more

The Evangelical Advantage

Why do evangelicals wind ... to publish comments that are crude tu quoque remarks. There is no Christian church in America that has the solution, though on evidence, the Evangelicals are doing far, far better than the rest of us. We non-Evangelical ... read more

Letter to the editor: Rural vs. urban

Why did rural U.S.A. vote for Donald Trump? It was not racism — the Democrats’ automatic default accusation. Rural residents enjoy and want freedom: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by ... read more

Here’s what real science says about the role of CO2 as Earth’s preeminent climatic thermostat

But a recent study suggests these northernmost Arctic areas are likely to thaw much sooner than expected. That’s concerning because ... to revision when new evidence comes along. This is why they continue to do their research – to improve our ... read more

Republic Of Lies

Why are so many conservatives so eager to be lied to ... Of course many of them do. But that tu quoque excuse would get my children nowhere if they tried it. Anyway, Christians are supposed to believe in strong moral standards. Christians are supposed ... read more

Why Trump's Words Matter

But many - including some libertarians - tend to dismiss them as mere "talk." In a world where there are many horrible and unjust government policies that undermine liberty and inflict great harm, why worry about ... serious problem than those inclined ... read more

Voting to Support a Lesser Evil vs. Voting to Lessen Evil

That Tu Quoque lie is, by force of habit ... And the proof is that they already are doing so–all while lying to themselves and the world that Trump’s views on abortion are different than Hillary’s. This will be the permanent effect of every ... read more