tu quoque

[ too kwoh-kwe; English too kwoh-kwee, -kwey, tyoo ]

Latin.

1. thou too: a retort by one charged with a crime accusing an opponent who has brought the charges of a similar crime.

tu quoque

/ tjuː ˈkwəʊkwɪ /

interjection

1. 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

He also used ad hominem, tu quoque, conspiracy, lies, false accusations of corruption, attacking the interviewer, frame warfare—among others.

From Salon

The common term for a version of the tu quoque fallacy, a RationalWiki explains that whataboutism is "a diversionary tactic to shift the focus off of an issue and avoid having to directly address it" by "twisting criticism back onto the critic and in doing so revealing the original critic's hypocrisy."

From Salon

This often takes the style of tu quoque argument -- literally “you also.”

From Fox News

Trump’s conspiracy frame relies upon a rhetorical strategy called tu quoque, Latin for “you too.”

From Salon

Trump and the Republicans have used tu quoque to try to discredit Democrats, individual witnesses and the entire investigation.

From Salon