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whataboutism

whataboutism

/ˌwɒtəˈbaʊtɪzəm/

🤥 Logical Fallacies

responding to criticism by pointing to others' faults

whataboutism in a sentence

“What about their mistakes? is classic whataboutism.”

Origin of whataboutism

English what about + -ism, popularized during the Cold War to describe Soviet propaganda technique

Related Words

appeal to tradition

arguing that something is valid because it has always been done that way

appeal to ignorance

arguing that a conclusion must be true because it has not been proven false

ad hominem

attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself

appeal to authority

using an authority figure's opinion as evidence when they lack relevant expertise

appeal to emotion

using emotional manipulation instead of logical arguments

appeal to nature

arguing something is good because it's 'natural'

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