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The Monster Tu Quoque Stalks the Land

where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. When a fallacy that OUGHT not pass muster in High School Debate holds an entire nation in thrall (and destroys lives, and livelihoods), ... read more

Political Discourse, the Argumentum ad Misericordiam, and the Tu Quoque Fallacy

Without data behind it, an argumentum ad misericordiam has all ... The tu quoque is another frustratingly common fallacy that seems to be cropping up more and more throughout this political cycle. Aga... read more

The Tu Quoque Fallacy is All the Party of Trump Has Left

West’s calumny: All due respect ... every evil thing Trump says and does. This is exactly what Fr. West and countless other Trumpkins have done and will keep doing. Beyond a vague “he’s a flawed candi... read more

Trump is plainly the best bet for the Jews

Trump himself ought to confront the illiberalism of the left. The petitions ... the neoconservative sage who has one of the thickest hides in all of newspaperdom and whom I called yesterday, recommend... read more

False charges of ‘anti-Catholicism’ are anti-Catholic

There are several beliefs central to our faith that are relevant here: We are all sinners; we should all be seeking salvation through our Lord, Jesus Christ; we should love one another as Jesus has lo... read more

While looking for fallacies, creating new fallacies

This isn’t a fallacy, as Kafer insists. Rubio didn’t say that Cruz’s hypocrisy made him wrong about Trump (an example of the “ad hominem tu quoque” fallacy). Fallacy-finding can involve fallacies. The ... read more

Anti-Anti-Trumpism Is the Glue Holding Together the Republican Party

And let’s not forget what started it all ... has come to realize. But his essays are now weaker for it. As Lewis wrote, “If you’re not keen on defending the indefensible (which would be most of Trump’ ... read more

The first annual International Moral Poser award

You all ... tu quoque fallacy. In other words, do not attempt to evade your guilt by yet again blaming someone else. Another’s wrong does not make you right. About the Author The author is a lecturer ... read more

Coyne: Trump doesn’t deserve civility, but it’s the best weapon against him

All in all it’s been a fine season for the tu quoque ... party at the US ambassador’s. All of which has been fodder for yet more vituperation on social media, where incivility has been the norm since ... read more

Up till now the only rhetorical tools of the Party of Trump…

have been the Genetic Fallacy ... and the “Tu Quoque” (“But Hillary/Obama/some other Culture War enemy did it too, or something that is kind of like it if you stand on one foot, tilt your head and squ... read more

The art of the smear: how the far right destroyed public discourse

The art of the smear: how the far right destroyed public discourse ... Most modern debates — usually online, but increasingly in real life — unfold with all the dignity and decorum of a stag do in a R... read more