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Accusations of hypocrisy are a form of ad hominem, so I agree it's amusing that so many people think they are good arguments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_
by socillion 13y ago
Accusations of hypocrisy are a form of ad hominem, so I agree it's amusing that so many people think they are good arguments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
- VikingCoder 13y agoI think hypocrisy is a valid argument specifically when someone claims that they should be trusted with political power because they behave in a puritan, unassailable manner, while their opponent is merely human. When it turns out they're a hypocrite, it strikes at the core of why they were elected. Moreover, it SHOULD remind people that the guy who claims his morals are unassailable is lying to you.