Another diversionary tactic is called tu quoque, Latin for “you too,” also known as what-aboutery. It was a favorite of the apologists for the Soviet Union in the twentieth century, who presented the following defense of its totalitarian repression: “What about the way the United States treats its Negroes?” In another joke, a woman comes home from work early to find her husband in bed with her best friend. The startled man says, “What are you doing home so early?” She replies, “What are you doing in bed with my best friend!?” He snaps, “Don’t change the subject!”
