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What about "whataboutism"? It's not listed. Is me asking that question an example of whataboutism? Joking aside, whataboutism is a "logical fallacy" that I see
by loveistheanswer 6y ago
What about "whataboutism"? It's not listed. Is me asking that question an example of whataboutism?
Joking aside, whataboutism is a "logical fallacy" that I see commonly invoked here on HN, most often when the topic is political in nature.
It seems like many people want to assert their opponents questions are whataboutism so that they do not have to consider the broader context of the issue, which almost always would invalidate the narrow, one sided, siloed analysis which they are desperately clinging to.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Defense https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism#Defense