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Pedantery ahoy, but I’ll take your question at face value.

There is no such term, as nobody is a whataboutist. Whataboutism is a rhethoric tool.

In my experience, while some rhethoric tools are always used intentionally, like jaq-ing and concern trolling. some are frequently (far from always!) used unconsciously because they just feel right:

Attack on character, sealioning, whataboutism, appeal to authority, argument to moderation, fallacy of the beard, false dilemma, false equivalence, kettle logic, et cetera.

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NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

There is no such term

Whataboutist: troll who uses whataboutism.

Now there is such a term:-)

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- JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Whataboutery is a much better term than whataboutism. And doesn’t lend itself to mischaracterisation as a personality trait rather than a fallacious style of argument.
  
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  - NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Whataboutery is a much better term
    
    Never heard it, though…
    
    mischaracterisation as a personality trait rather than a fallacious style of argument.
    
    Probably both. At least the people I’ve seen using it have done it regularly.
    
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