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Home / Tu Quoque: Anatomy of an online argument
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The real goal of tu quoque (or any ad hominem attack) is to shift the focus to your opponent’s weaknesses as a way to hide your argument’s weaknesses. To create a hypocrisy meme: 1) pick a trigger image; 2) add moral judgment, and; 3) add in the argument you’re trying to weaken.

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The phrase pot calling the kettle black is an idiom for "a person who is guilty of the very thing of which they accuse another and is thus an example of psychological projection."
