[Here], the daughter commits the tu quoque fallacy. She dismisses her mother's argument because she believes her mother is speaking in a hypocritical manner. While the mother may indeed be inconsistent, this does not invalidate her argument."—From "Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide" b...
Known by its Latin name, tu quoque means "you too," and this fallacy involves countering someone’s argument by pointing out that it conflicts with his or her own past actions or statements. Thus, by answering a charge with a ...
One commits the tu quoque fallacy when one tries to infer that those affected by the law are undeserving from the fact that some deserving individuals were not affected by the statute. I show concretely how the Court has erred in specific cases. I also point out how the doctrine of ...
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