Tu quoque

Tu quoque (/tuːˈkwoʊkwiː/;^[1] Latin for "you, too" or "you, also") or the appeal to hypocrisy is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's position by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with that position. It attempts to show that a criticism or objection applies equally to the person making it. This attempts to dismiss the opponent's position based on criticism of the opponent's inconsistency and not the position presented.

"And you are lynching Negroes" (Russian: "А у вас негров линчуют", A u vas negrov linchuyut, "And at your place, they are lynching Negroes") and the later "And you are hanging blacks" (Russian: "А у вас негров вешают") are anecdotal counter-argument phrases, which epitomize the tu quoque arguments used by the Soviet Union in response to allegations that it had violatedhuman rights.^[1] Use of the phrase refers to such attempts to deflect criticism, e.g. by referencing racial discrimination and lynching in the United States.^[2] The Economist popularized the term whataboutism for the repeated usage of this rhetorical tactic by the Soviet Union.^[3]#

Similar phrases are used in the languages of Eastern Europe, in different variants.

• Czech: A vy zase bijete černochy!^[13] (Literally, "And, in turn, you beat up blacks!")
• Hungarian: Amerikában (pedig) verik a négereket (Literally, "And in America, they beat up Negroes")^[14]
• Polish: A u was Murzynów biją!^[15] (Literally, "And at your place, they beat up blacks!")
• Romanian: Da, dar voi linșați negrii!^[16] (Literally, "Yes, but you are lynching Negroes!"