Appeal to Hypocrisy
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The argument states that a certain position is false or wrong or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with that position.
Example
Who are you to say that we should reduce our carbon footprint? You drive your car every day.
Famous Examples
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Bill O'Reilly: Putin is a killer.
Donald Trump: There are a lot of killers. We have a lot of killers. Well, you think our country is so innocent?
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Morty: Oh my God! It's a living nightmare. How could you be so irresponsible Rick?
Rick: Me irresponsible? All I wanted you to do was hand me a screwdriver. You're the one that wanted me to buckle down and make you up a roofie juice serum so you could roofie that poor girl at your school.
Context: Rick and Morty season 1, episode 6 - Rick Potion #9 -
Rick: These telepathic little bastards they embed themselves in memories and they use those to multiply and spread out and take over planets (...) This is a big one. Someone must have tracked it in on the bottom of their shoe or on a piece of alien fruit.
Summer: "Someone"?
Rick: Get off the high road, Summer. We all got pink eye because you won't stop texting on the toilet.
Context: Rick and Morty season 2, episode 4 - Total Rickall -
Mr. Needful: Summer you know your grandfather's right. This store curses people.
Summer: Well yeah. Fast food gives people diabetes and clothing stores have sweat shops. Is there a company hiring teenagers that isn't evil?
Context: Rick and Morty season 1, episode 9 - Something Ricked This Way Comes -
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. John 8:7
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