Consider the following argument: "Yeah, I know that Bob cheated on his wife. But he didn't really do anything wrong because his wife cheated on him first." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?

A. the fallacy of look who's talking
B. the fallacy of two wrongs make a right
C. a bandwagon argument
D. None of the answers are correct


Answer: B

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