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> Whataboutism (also known as whataboutery) is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them wit
by pistoriusp 9y ago
> Whataboutism (also known as whataboutery) is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument, which is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda.When criticisms were leveled at the Soviet Union, the Soviet response would be "What about..." followed by an event in the Western world.
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- mort96 9y agoI'm not a big fan of accusing people of whataboutism in general, but in this case, it's not even relevant. Your parent comment asked, "Ok, bottled water has plastic in it. I know that some tap water goes through lead pipes. Is tap water going through lead pipes still more healthy than bottled water with plastic in it?" The question was a very reasonable one, and just happened to contain the phrase "what about".
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- pistoriusp 9y agoYeah, you're right. I understood their question differently as I brought along a defensive stance from a previous discussion.