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The attack is a tu quoque, essentially a sub-set of ad hominem where the attack is the "hypocrisy attack".

• gnicholas 9y ago
  The latter part is, but the main argument (they have an ulterior motive) is not. Also, since the GP made clear that his argument is actually specifically limited to the media's coverage (not whether the alleged and admitted behavior actually took place), questions of media bias and hypocrisy are actually relevant.
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  • ucaetano 9y ago
    Again, no. The ulterior motive is irrelevant to the validity of the claim. This is the exact definition of ad hominem.
    • gnicholas 9y ago
      You seem to be missing what the claim is. The claim is "the media are talking about this too much". Whether the media have an ulterior motive is highly relevant to this.
      • ucaetano 9y ago
        The claim isn't "the media is talking too much", it's "the media is hypocritical". And that claim is a response to the thread. It's all about ethics in journalism, again...