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Assuming that is a legitimate question: Whataboutism is a logical fallacy where a person tries to frame the other as a hypocrite for supporting one view when a
by throwaway2016a 5y ago
Assuming that is a legitimate question:
Whataboutism is a logical fallacy where a person tries to frame the other as a hypocrite for supporting one view when another view exists.
You probably already knew that but stating it for the sake of anyone who may not.
It is used pretty exclusively by dishonest people and people who have a poor grasp of the topic. Also, to add to it, the car vs plane example is extreme to the point of being condescending. He completely dismissed my point and went straight to assuming I must be either being dishonest or ignorant.
So yes, I took that personal. Especially when my comment was not whataboutism at all, it was actually directly related to the discussion in the parent comment about desktop apps. I apologize for not just letting it go/slide.
- sokoloff 5y agoIt was a legitimate question; thanks for replying accordingly. IMO: Claiming an argument amounts to whataboutism is about dividing the argument and remains focused on the contents of a particular fork of the argument, not on the author's personal qualities. https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem is attacking the person rather than the argument. That's what I couldn't find any substantial amount of (unless you had a private jet and were complaining about CPU-based emissions).