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Tu Quoque: Anatomy of an online argument
editorial posted by 10 days ago in potkettleblack
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...
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Does hypocrisy invalidate an argument? A great discussion from Philosophy Stack Exchange
editorial posted by 10 days ago in potkettleblack
The general rule is that a person’s behavior does not invalidate that person’s arguments. This is because ideally philosophical arguments are based on reason. Thus if the reasoning is valid, it do...