Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what ...

Over a year ago, and in violation of my own good advice, I got caught up in a Facebook argument with a Republican relative about Donald Trump. I don’t remember what the topic was, and it hardly ...

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Recently, there has been quite a bit of discussion in the mainstream media about the phenomenon of “whataboutism.” According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, whataboutism is “a rhetorical device ...

Many things are complicated—but not everything. If you condemned the Antifa/Black Lives Matter violence that took place around the country in 2020, as all conservatives did, then you must condemn the ...

Even if you haven’t heard of whataboutism, chances are you’ve probably used it. It is a fairly common ploy in arguments. For example, let’s say your spouse mentions that you spend too much money on ...

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what ...