Segue
Segue
Today
iOS
Logical Fallacies·Intellectual
tu quoque

tu quoque

/ˌtuː ˈkwoʊkweɪ/

🤥 Logical Fallacies

deflecting criticism by pointing to the critic's similar behavior

tu quoque in a sentence

“You smoke too is a tu quoque response to health advice.”

Origin of tu quoque

Latin tu quoque you also, you too

Related Words

whataboutism

responding to criticism by pointing to others' faults

appeal to tradition

arguing that something is valid because it has always been done that way

appeal to ignorance

arguing that a conclusion must be true because it has not been proven false

ad hominem

attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself

appeal to authority

using an authority figure's opinion as evidence when they lack relevant expertise

appeal to emotion

using emotional manipulation instead of logical arguments

SegueMaster the art of eloquence
iOS AppWord of the DayBlogContactPrivacyTerms