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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by throwaway894345 on Monday February 14, 2022 @07:15PM
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It’s not like Trudeau is exactly a paragon of egalitarianism or racial sensitivity.
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by canadian-on-hn on Monday February 14, 2022 @08:42PM
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If you haven't heard the term before, this kind of response is called called "whataboutism":
> Whataboutism or whataboutery (as in "what about…?") is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy, which attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving the argument.
No its not. This is pointing out hypocrisy.
Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by abstract_put on Monday February 14, 2022 @09:53PM
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> No its not. This is pointing out hypocrisy
I think it's worth reading the page - the definition is:
> Whataboutism ... is a ... logical fallacy, which attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving the argument
You've charged hypocrisy, I don't see a direct refutation of the argument. Given that, it seems like this situation exactly fits the definition of 'whataboutism'?