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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

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

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

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

I don’t trust Donald Trump and the GOP to Protect Us

I have no confidence in Donald Trump. Before anyone starts in with the Tu Quoque logical fallacy, Barack Obama is no longer in ... try and deflect away from an argument that the other side has no chan... 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