nogaru@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agoWe Should Improve Society Somewhatsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1310file-text
arrow-up1310imageWe Should Improve Society Somewhatsh.itjust.worksnogaru@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-210 hours agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
minus-squarenogaru@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·8 hours ago Gotcha guy is annoying, but not wrong. Folks hate having their hypocrisy pointed out. Person A: “Smoking is associated with chronic health disorders. You shouldn’t smoke.” Person B: “But you smoke yourself. So much for your argument!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
minus-squareragica@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoIs this related to the rhetorically classic Tua Mater defence?
Person A: “Smoking is associated with chronic health disorders. You shouldn’t smoke.”
Person B: “But you smoke yourself. So much for your argument!”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
Is this related to the rhetorically classic Tua Mater defence?