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OK quoque
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 →
TU to-the-evah-lovin’ QUOQUE!
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 →
True tolerance
Chris Broussard at ESPN said that Jason Collins, the NBA player who’s come out as gay, isn’t a true Christian and is “in open rebellion to God.” So what? Well, he got some blowback from a variety of sources. So … Continue reading →
If the other guy were president
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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Tagged Ad hominem tu quoque, Subjunctive Tu Quoque
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Annals of fact checking
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
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 →
At least be relevant for Chrissake
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass must have trouble reading. Here's his analysis of a passage from a recent Obama speech: "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth," said Obama at a campaign speech in Ohio last week. … Continue reading →
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Tagged ad hominem abusive, Ad hominem tu quoque, distortions, John Kass, Specious allegations of fallacy
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Scoring political points on Hannah Montana
Matthew Yglesias at Slate recently criticized Miley Cyrus' sympathy with the OWS. (The Slate article has a Miley Cyrus vid, too! Watch it at your peril. It's pop garbage.). The trouble Yglesias sees is that Cyrus is a beneficiary of … Continue reading →
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My leadership trackrecord is irrelevant to my leadership
Newt Gingrich replied to Chris Wallace (Fox's only real news reporter), when Wallace asked about Gingrich's staff resigning, alleging that he lacked seriousness or the will to win, (or really the political judgment relevant to governing) as follows: Well, let … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ad hominem tu quoque, Newt Gingrich
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Ironic, in other words, tu quoque
Target stores are doing their best to fight the unions. They've made some anti-union videos to be shown during training sessions. They employed union actors to make the videos. Here's the story in Salon.com, and the author, Justin Elliot, sees … Continue reading →
