<Li> Speaker B: My employer cheats on their taxes . That's against the law, too! </Li> <P> If Speaker B believes in the maxim "the law should be followed," then his unstated premise is that breaking the law (or the wrong) is justified, as long as the other party also does so . Yet if Speaker B believes the maxim "it is acceptable to break the law to wrong those who also break the law" he is committing no logical fallacy . From the conversation above, it is impossible to know which Speaker B believes . </P> <P> This fallacy is often used as a red herring, or an attempt to change or distract from the issue . For example: </P> <Ul> <Li> Speaker A: President Williams lied in his testimony to Congress . He should not do that . </Li> <Li> Speaker B: But you are ignoring the fact that President Roberts lied in his Congressional testimony! </Li> </Ul>

Quotes about 2 wrongs don make it right