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Whataboutism is more about distraction than justification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Method
by Lionsion 8y ago
Whataboutism is more about distraction than justification:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Methods:
> "[Whataboutism] functions as a diversionary tactic to distract the opponent from their original criticism. Thus, the technique is used to avoid directly refuting or disproving the opponent's initial argument."
- abiox 8y agoi believe they were refering to the part in the previous post that said "a logical fallacy". to be a logical fallacy requires that something be used in a logical construction (hence the name). this is where "justify" has relevance. for example, ad hominem is not a "logical fallacy" unless it is used in some kind of logical construct (such as a syllogism). it's not necessarily a "logical fallacy" to just simply insult someone in some subjective or qualitative way.