Posted on 01/29/2015 5:40:04 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
tu quoque /too kwoh-kwee, -kwey/ interjection
You likewise: a retort made by a person accused of a crime implying that the accuser is also guilty of the same crime.
Example sentences:
A good debater recognizes that resorting to a tu quoque only weakens one's position in the argument.
"Thomas describes Williams's defense tactic as 'tu quoque' (you're another), basically the aggressive defense for which Williams was known, accusing the accusers."
-- From Kim Eisler's 2010 book Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm
Etymology:
Latin, literally "thou also" (or, in modern slang, "so are you!"); an argument which consists in retorting accusations. It is an appeal to hypocrisy, is a form of ad hominem fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that an argument is wrong if the source making the claim has itself spoken or acted in a way inconsistent with it. The fallacy focuses on the perceived hypocrisy of the opponent rather than the merits of their argument. Frequently paired with guilt by association. A typical tu quoque involves charging your accuser with whatever it is you've just been accused of rather than refuting the truth of the accusation -- an evasive strategy that may or may not meet with success. The term has been active in the English language for about 400 years and has been put to use by a number of English writers, including C.S. Lewis, who penned, "your condemnation of my taste is insolent; only manners deter me from a tu quoque." The term is Latin in origin and translates as "you too," although the translation "you're another" is sometimes used as well (as in our second example sentence). "Tu quoque" functions in English as a noun, but it's often used attributively to modify other nouns, as in "a tu quoque argument."
v The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
I told them that Houston provides many more interesting news stories than Warren, OH, did!
speaking of La-Fleury, I think he may need to revisit the sports psychologist again?
The Penguins are being careful to not peak too early this year.
Jesse Ventura just can’t let things be
Cause in his weird world it’s all about me.
He had to join the fray
Had to have his say
Accused an American hero, committing a tu quoque.
This from a guy with a mansion in Florida that is worth 2.8 million dollars.
The Huckster, not you.
From humble beginnings as the governor of Arkansas...
How is he going to pay for that estate now that he quit his day job?
"Touque OK, eh?"
I was thinking about going there. Five Golden Toques!
saw that on the Five last night and yes I teared up!
Yes, so many people are so humorless.
The whole thing smells like a stunt. They got more publicity now than they would have running the ad.
I have no stomach for people who are insensitive about dogs. won’t even watch it, though I think there might have been a snippet of it on The Five also.
Did you look on the internet to find your dogs?
True, but it is not often used in writing about arguments. Welcome to WFTD!
used it to search for breeders.
My guest today (Slade, age 2) just watched both ads several times and enjoyed the puppies and the horses. He’s eating lunch. I am finished after today and half day tomorrow. He is adorable, but my house is NOT baby proof. He has me hopping. Sweet little guy, though.
That’s what the animal fanatics are protesting. That “puppy mills” might use GoDaddy to *gasp* sell dogs.
The ad, after pulling heartstrings about a lost puppy finding its way home, ends with the owners relieved that he came home because they had just found a buyer for him on their website.
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