Re: Not a valid point, Sue Archived Message
Posted by John Monro on September 13, 2022, 11:35 pm, in reply to "While these threats against anti-monarchists are quite wrong, I can't help wondering....."
Sue, Not a valid argument or criticism, it's called "whataboutery" or a Tu Quoque fallacy. Basically also a form of ad hominem, in this case an accusation of hypocrisy when you cannot justify it with the information at your disposal. Really the association you are attempting to make is so remote as to be not worth making. Worth understanding how common such fallacies are in all walks of life, (but particularly in politics where you are guaranteed to hear them in any politician talking for more than ten seconds), and learning to recognise them, then you wouldn't use one yourself. Thanks.
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