2007-12-27 11:10:21 · 12 answers · asked by CherryCheri 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
We have to understand what is meant by "two wrongs make a right" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Two wrongs make a right is a logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that if one wrong is committed, another wrong will cancel it out. Like many fallacies, it typically appears as the hidden major premise in an enthymeme—an unstated assumption which must be true for the premises to lead to the conclusion. This is an example of an informal fallacy. It is often used as a red herring, or an attempt to change or distract from the issue. For example:
Speaker A: President Williams lied in his testimony to Congress. He should not do that.
Speaker B: But you are ignoring the fact that President Roberts lied in his Congressional testimony!
If President Roberts lied in his Congressional testimony, that does not make it acceptable for President Williams to do so as well.
The tu quoque fallacy is a specific type of "two wrongs make a right". Accusing another person of not practicing what they preach, while appropriate in some situations, does not in itself invalidate an action or statement that is perceived as contradictory.
My interpretation..
Today's Idiom ...."Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right".... it is never right to do wrong to another person means that it is never right to wrong someone, even if they have wronged you first. Their "wrong" plus your "wrong" together would not make a "right." Example: "That boy pushed me yesterday and I am going to get him back today!" Answer: "No you are not! Two wrongs do not make a right." Sometimes, when you have been wronged, you want to wrong that person back to make things "right"; but "two wrongs don't make a right" says that it is always "wrong" to answer one "wrong" with another "wrong." Example: "I don't want anyone on our team getting in a fight on the field today, even if the other person has fouled you first. Two wrongs do not make a right
2007-12-28 06:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I have never seen a situation where two wrongs would make a right!!
2007-12-27 20:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by Ginny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, but two rights make a left and it's easier to say sorry than ask for permission sometimes.
2007-12-27 20:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, yes, but based on my personal experience, no.
When someone does another wrong, and justifies it by saying that he/she did another wrong beforehand, that's just an excuse--a cop-out.
It's better not to do anything wrong in the first place, thereby potentially putting you in that very dilemma.
2007-12-27 22:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by David H. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but it always seems to make me feel better!
2007-12-27 19:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by ... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they just make things more complicated... and fun!
2007-12-28 01:19:14 · answer #6 · answered by Bunny Boiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it just makes things worse
2007-12-27 19:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by bluebrancall 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but it makes us even
2007-12-27 20:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I've tried it and it has never worked.
2007-12-27 19:54:43 · answer #9 · answered by ndn_ronhoward 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no,but sometimes it feels good
2007-12-27 20:15:58 · answer #10 · answered by Gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋