Category Archives: Ad hominem tu quoque

OK quoque

Posted on 5/21/2013 by Scott Aikin

Just in: James Inhofe  (R- OK) is now plugging for federal disaster aid for the tornado damage in Oklahoma.  That’s fine.  Ah, but he and his colleague, Tom Coburn (R-OK) were famously against similar aid for the East Coast after … Continue reading →

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You would have noticed this hypocrisy… if you weren’t such a hypocrite

Posted on 5/19/2013 by Scott Aikin

Jonah Goldberg at NRO rings up a fantastic subjunctive tu quoque: Yes, it’s extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea-party. . . . And his outrage now — however convenient — is appreciated. But when people he … Continue reading →

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TU to-the-evah-lovin’ QUOQUE!

Posted on 5/2/2013 by Scott Aikin

We’ve had a number of discussions here at the NS about how ad hominem tu quoque can sometimes actually be a relevant form of argument. (See one of mine HERE, Colin on it HERE, John on it HERE, and my … Continue reading →

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RINOs are Hypocrites? Who knew?

Posted on 2/23/2013 by Scott Aikin

Washington Post op-ed columnist Kathleen Parker recently made a case for a concerted effort from moderate Republicans to “take back the Republican Party.” (Here)  In fact, she calls for a “RINO rebellion.”  The trouble she sees is that taking over … Continue reading →

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Civility for jerks

Posted on 2/18/2013 by Scott Aikin

Mallard Fillmore’s got a nice way to capture the civility problem — with a straw man followed by a  tu quoque! If President Obama charged the Republicans with wanting to kill the elderly and starve the poor, I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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If the other guy were president

Posted on 1/10/2013 by Scott Aikin

We’ve had a few discussions of subjunctive tu quoque here at the NS. (See Colin’s original post HERE). Well, here’s another version of it. Sean Paige at the National Review Online is concerned about a recent suggestion from two law … Continue reading →

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Annals of fact checking

Posted on 9/6/2012 by John Casey

The Associated Press ran a fact check piece on Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention.  In that piece, we find the following gem: CLINTON: "Their campaign pollster said, 'We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by … Continue reading →

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Makers and takers

Posted on 8/12/2012 by Scott Aikin

Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential choice.  As a consequence, there's been a good bit of attention paid to Ryan's much-touted appreciation of Ayn Rand.  One edge is to criticize Randian economic policy.  Another edge is to ask whether … Continue reading →

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He should just shut up

Posted on 2/22/2012 by John Casey

Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, is the latest in a line of Repubicans to offer the following fallacious argument on tax increases.  Speaking of Warren Buffett, tax-increase supporter, he argues: MORGAN: You know where I’m going at with that. … Continue reading →

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It’s not only mistaken, it’s also wrong

Posted on 2/10/2012 by John Casey

John Kass, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune, argues in today's column that requiring health-insurance plans to include contraception for women in their health insurance plans is a "clear" violation of the First Amendment.  He offers this puzzling argument: But … Continue reading →

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