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Tu quoque is not a logical fallacy. There's no logical step that's violated. It's an informal fallacy.



Technically, yes. It's an informal logical fallacy. The point is that it's a pretty ineffective means of advancing the discussion.


Right FTA: it's an "informal logical fallacy.




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