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NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

There is no such term

Whataboutist: troll who uses whataboutism.

Now there is such a term:-)

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JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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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