A common way for this fallacy to be perpetuated is one shared trait between two subjects is assumed to show equivalence, especially in order of magnitude, when equivalence is not necessarily the logical result.
The main tenet of morality for the GOP is “If someone else, at any point in history, did something remotely comparable to what we just got caught at, then we get to forgive ourselves again.”
KenseidenXL over 6 years ago
OK, by equating Al Franken and Roy Moore, you have lost all credibility.
Silly Season over 6 years ago
False equivalence:
A common way for this fallacy to be perpetuated is one shared trait between two subjects is assumed to show equivalence, especially in order of magnitude, when equivalence is not necessarily the logical result.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_equivalence
ED CANTWELL over 6 years ago
Really Scott? Consenting adult/old guy’s bad judgement/being a serial sexual predator all are the same to you?
kaffekup over 6 years ago
AKA, Whataboutism. If you have a speck in your eye, it’s the same as the log in theirs.
Kip W over 6 years ago
The main tenet of morality for the GOP is “If someone else, at any point in history, did something remotely comparable to what we just got caught at, then we get to forgive ourselves again.”
Wlly Blly over 6 years ago
Give it a rest Stantis. You seriously can’t see the difference between Franken and Moore? Exactly how blind are you?
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
Scott, you forgot to include It’s OKAY If A Republican Does It.
And you forgot to excuse the pussy grabber.