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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. ... read more

Trump’s Politically Tricky Yemen Veto

Its relative geopolitical insignificance inspires a series of tu quoque arguments ... this vote shows a party ready to embrace neutrality in the conflict for the future of the Middle East.” The horror ... 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, ... read more

Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc’s Alleged Terrorism

Before Republicans sputter themselves into a tu quoque ... republic. All of it. All the time. From anyone, left, right, or otherwise. This is why we need to look objectively at Trump’s role in this ... 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

Fox News Panel Uses Logical Fallacy to Slam Seattle Kayaktivists

Read more about it here, and next time someone does it, point at them and yell, "That's a tu quoque fallacy!" Another Fox panelist offers this fabulous theory: "Seattle is jealous. Canada has oil. ... 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 ... read more

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

In this case — the argumentum ad hominem fallacy — abuse is invalid because the truth of a person’s statement has nothing ... backstabs, Trump managed to destroy the credibility of everyone who stood ... read more

GOP strategist shames the hypocrites in his party calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign

Host Hallie Jackson noted that Omar’s response to President Donald Trump’s call for her resignation ... s a double standard,” he said, saying the party was indulging in “a fallacy we call a tu quoque, ... 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 ... read more

The Left’s Anti-White Racism

There are few things more dull than a left-vs-right tu quoque ... s not all white men. Yesterday, a reader who identifies himself as a white, male, Southern atheist yellow-dog Democrat who hates ... read more