Well here's my insight of the day! Thanks Foo, this was the phrasing I was looking for. Courts embrace whataboutism officially, as legal doctrine. Precedents,

Well here's my insight of the day! Thanks Foo, this was the phrasing I was looking for. Courts embrace whataboutism officially, as legal doctrine. Precedents, common law and such. But beyond courts, I think the avoidance of naked decisions is also pretty prevalent. In fact, negating the existence of a choice at all is a pretty modern way of arguing. "Evidence based" policies, business practices and such is a part of this. It's the evidence that made the decision, or past decisions, or something.