Tu quoque
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 16:00, 5 June 2011 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | '''Hypocrisy''' is the act of [[condemning]] another person, when the [[critic]] is guilty of the same thing that is being condemned. Though hypocrisy is frequently invoked as an accusation in [[debate]]s, a few theorists have studied the utility of hypocrisy, and in some cases have suggested that the [[conflict]]s manifested as hypocrisy are a necessary or even beneficial part of [[human behavior]] and [[society]]. | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | '''''Tu quoque''''', or the '''appeal to hypocrisy''', is a kind of logical [[fallacy]]. It is a [[Latin]] term for "you, too" or "you, also". A ''tu quoque'' argument attempts to discredit the opponent's position by asserting his failure to act consistently in accordance with that position; it attempts to show that a criticism or objection applies equally to the person making it. This dismisses someone's viewpoint on an issue on the argument that the person is inconsistent in that very thing. It is considered an ''[[ad hominem]]'' argument, since it focuses on the party itself, rather than its positions. |
| - | * [[Tu quoque]] | + | |
| - | * [[Moral absolutism]] | + | == See also == |
| - | * [[Moral relativism]] | + | |
| * [[Pot calling the kettle black]] | * [[Pot calling the kettle black]] | ||
| - | * [[Champagne socialist]] | + | * [[And you are lynching Negroes]] |
| - | * [[Discourse on Judgementalism]] | + | * [[Unclean hands]] |
| - | * [[Tartuffe|''Tartuffe'' (play by Molière)]] | + | |
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Tu quoque, or the appeal to hypocrisy, is a kind of logical fallacy. It is a Latin term for "you, too" or "you, also". A tu quoque argument attempts to discredit the opponent's position by asserting his failure to act consistently in accordance with that position; it attempts to show that a criticism or objection applies equally to the person making it. This dismisses someone's viewpoint on an issue on the argument that the person is inconsistent in that very thing. It is considered an ad hominem argument, since it focuses on the party itself, rather than its positions.
[edit]
See also
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Tu quoque" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
