And they’re already kissing Trump’s ass

  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    Some call it a what-aboutism, although theres debate on whether its usually fallacious or not. There have been cases illustrated where using what-aboutisms is a proper logical counter, but most the time people just like to shout fallacy at each other so they dont have to think about the point they are making.

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      Whataboutism is a fallacy when it is used to justify a behavior instead of pointing out hypocrisy itself.

      “It’s okay because you do it too” vs “You can’t claim moral superiority in this case because”