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| ====== Tu quoque ====== | ====== Tu quoque ====== |
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| Lat.: "you too!". A form of rhetorical distraction technique ([[rhetoric:red_herrings:index|red herring]]) in which, instead of countering an argument, the person making an argument is attacked (<i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>) by being accused of holding or having held in the past a different position, or of having behaved inconsistent with the position. | Lat.: "you too!". A form of rhetorical distraction technique ([[rhetoric:red_herrings:index|red herring]]) in which, instead of countering an argument, the person making an argument is attacked (<i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>) by being accused of holding or having held in the past a different position, or of having behaved inconsistent with the position. |
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| The <i :la>tu quoque</i>-argument is very similar to [[rhetoric:red_herrings:whataboutism|whataboutism]], the difference being that it specifically unfairly attacks the opponent //personally// and thus is a form of <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>-argument. | The <i :la>tu quoque</i>-argument is very similar to [[rhetoric:red_herrings:whataboutism|whataboutism]], the difference being that it specifically unfairly attacks the opponent //personally// and thus is a form of <i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>-argument. |
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| This is one of the most common unfair attacks in discussions, likely because it is both quite effective in diverting the discussion away from the actual topic and also because it is relatively difficult to counter. | This is one of the most common unfair attacks in discussions, likely because it is both quite effective in diverting the discussion away from the actual topic and also because it is relatively difficult to counter. |
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| As used here, this is a form of an "performative <i :la>[[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>", i.e. a personal attack based on denying the opponent the right to use a certain argument. | As used here, this is a form of an "performative <i :la>[[relevance:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]]</i>", i.e. a personal attack based on denying the opponent the right to use a certain argument. |
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