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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 02:37 PM Jul 2012

"Both sides do it" is a poor argument when you are one of the Sides

Mitt was on FOX this morning. I like it when Mitt goes on FOX because he is comfortable there and thus says even weirder things than usual.

Today he deflected why he won't release his tax returns by pointing out that Eric Holder has failed to produce documents for Congress, and that Obama is responsible for the culture of non-transparency.

Suggested follow-up Questions:

1) Are you saying that Holder is right to not turn over those documents to Congress?

2) If not, does that mean you should be held in contempt of the American Voter?

3) Why are you part of Obama's culture of non-transparency? Which other Obama practices you have identified as corrupt do you intend to imitate?

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"Both sides do it" is a poor argument when you are one of the Sides (Original Post) cthulu2016 Jul 2012 OP
Excellent follow up! Scuba Jul 2012 #1
It didn't work for most of us when we were five years old Warpy Jul 2012 #2
It's a fallacious argument - a form of ad-hominem attack. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #3
good to know there's a name for it cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #4

Warpy

(110,909 posts)
2. It didn't work for most of us when we were five years old
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 02:42 PM
Jul 2012

"BUT MA, HE DID IT TOO!!" was only likely to get a phone call to the other kid's mother so you'd both get walloped.

I have no idea why grownups think it's going to work.

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