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0 pointsat_a_remove5y ago0 comments

If you really care that much about fallacies, you should at least pick the correct one. In this case, what you were really looking for is "Tu quoque."

Note: I have provided an example by saying this.

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RubenvanE5y ago

You're right, but technically tu quogue is a type of ad hominem attack. So OP used an ad hominem tu quoque fallacy to discredit the author.

Even though this might not be the strongest argument from a purely logic point of view, it can still be a valid critique on the author.

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0 pointsat_a_remove5y ago0 comments

If you really care that much about fallacies, you should at least pick the correct one. In this case, what you were really looking for is "Tu quoque."

Note: I have provided an example by saying this.

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RubenvanE5y ago

You're right, but technically tu quogue is a type of ad hominem attack. So OP used an ad hominem tu quoque fallacy to discredit the author.

Even though this might not be the strongest argument from a purely logic point of view, it can still be a valid critique on the author.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse