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What about the fact checkers who rated the EFF as wrong on the warrantless surveillance issues?
by vorpalhex 6y ago
What about the fact checkers who rated the EFF as wrong on the warrantless surveillance issues?
- _underfl0w_ 6y agoI don't care enough to have a horse in this particular comment race, but your comment is an obvious example of whataboutism. Not a solid foundation for any argument, regardless of the content. Something to consider. Plus the op specifically mentioned falability in fact checkers.
- vorpalhex 6y 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. I'm directly providing a counter example. Most people here are very well equipped to understand the nuance of the warrantless surveillance issue and why the fact checker was quite wrong - part of why it's a meaningful case. Funny enough, your first statement is an example of the bandwagon fallacy. "Well I'm just a neutral party but..."