Tik Tok is a national security threat

Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by jahewson on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:05PM (#32904753)

This is textbook “whataboutism” where instead of responding to the points being made you switch out to an attack on an opponent who has done something similar in the past.

If you are of the opinion that the US government’s past behaviour has been a bad thing then you should be absolutely horrified by the CCP’s track record.

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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by cwkoss on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:11PM (#32904819)

I don't think I've ever seen the term "whataboutism" used except in cases where the accuser wants to dismiss an argument but can't refute the point.

Laziest logical fallacy accusation IMO.

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Re:Tik Tok is a national security threat by jahewson on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:49PM (#32905226)

> I don't think I've ever seen the term "whataboutism" used except in cases where the accuser wants to dismiss an argument but can't refute the point.

No you have that backwards, you’re the one dismissing the original argument by attempting to replace it with a different, inverse one.

Are you going to respond the the original points or just complain about me calling you out for using a conversation tactic favoured by Russian propaganda?

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