(May 7, 2014 at 7:56 pm)A Theist Wrote: Yup. The ol' Tu quoque diversion, (DP loves throwing that one around everytime someone calls out the hypocrisy of the left...but he sure doesn't hesitate to use the "you too" tactic himself).
Typically, you misinterpret the nature of the fallacy.
An ad hominem is an insult in place of an argument, not the use of an insult in an argument.
The Tu Quoque defense is where you use it in place of a defense, not in pointing out hypocrisy in addition to providing a defense.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
