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Ethically though both are the same act, this is the point. A lawyer might say "well achually" but that by itself does not make the western actions any better mo
by h_anna_h 5y ago
Ethically though both are the same act, this is the point. A lawyer might say "well achually" but that by itself does not make the western actions any better morally although it might give them a justification to pat themselves in the back.
- maratc 5y agoThis is the same tu quoque logical fallacy which goes all the way back to the Soviet propaganda and "in your place they are lynching Negroes"[0]. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes
- h_anna_h 5y agoPointing out hypocrisy would only be a fallacy if I tried to use it as an argument that the actions of Belarus are moral. I am not doing that.
- maratc 5y ago"Appeal to hypocrisy" is the other name of tu quoque fallacy: Tu quoque, or _the appeal to hypocrisy_, is an informal fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by attacking the opponent's own personal behavior as being inconsistent with the argument's conclusion(s). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
- h_anna_h 5y agoI am aware. Not sure what your point is. I am not trying to discredit anyone's argument.