Arguing that your doing something morally wrong is justified because someone else has done the same (or similar) thing is known as the fallacy of . . .
A) Scare tactics
B) Two wrongs make a right
C) Appeal to pity
D) Straw man

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The "two wrongs make a right" fallacy occurs when someone argues that an action is justified because someone else has engaged in the same or similar behavior. It suggests that if one person's wrongdoing is acceptable, then another's similar wrongdoing is also acceptable, which is a flawed argument.

Arguing That Your Doing Something Morally Wrong Is Justified Because