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>Can we provide solutions to our murder problems at home, before turning attention abroad? Fallacy of relative privation ("not as bad as") – dismissing an argu
by intopieces 9y ago
>Can we provide solutions to our murder problems at home, before turning attention abroad?
Fallacy of relative privation ("not as bad as") – dismissing an argument or complaint due to the existence of more important problems in the world, regardless of whether those problems bear relevance to the initial argument.
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoOP didn't "dismiss" the complaint. Rather, they prioritized it according to proximity
- PatientTrades 9y ago> Fallacy of relative privation ("not as bad as") At no point was the initial argument or complaint dismissed. Also, it was never claimed that there are more important problems in the world than the initial problem... You are applying a fallacy to a comment that does not merit that label.