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when you can't justify your case, and it is crumbling in your hands - you snap back: "But what about x?" You then raise a totally different subject, and try to
by chops 18y ago
when you can't justify your case, and it is crumbling in your hands - you snap back: "But what about x?"
You then raise a totally different subject, and try to get everybody to focus on it - hoping it will distract attention from your own deflated case.
Isn't this just a Red Herring fallacy?
From Wikipedia: Red herring (logical fallacy), a deliberate attempt to change a subject or divert an argument
- mattmcknight 18y agoIt's a bit more than that, because it is an attempt to accuse the other party of hypocrisy.
- ZeroGravitas 18y agoOne of the comments claims it is called a Tuo Quoque (You also) Fallacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque