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Re:What-aboutery by ecommercematt on Sunday April 12, 2009 @01:39AM (#558207)
How does one differentiate "deflection-style 'what about' arguments" from valid "what about" arguments free from bias?
Re:What-aboutery by berntb on Sunday April 12, 2009 @02:36AM (#558235)
If that was a serious question and not a troll, check philosophy courses; should be some online. They have a bit of history in that discipline of logic and analyzing arguments...
Re:What-aboutery by ecommercematt on Sunday April 12, 2009 @03:07PM (#558763)
I wasn't trolling. I was just pointing out that it seems like a subjective distinction as a practical matter and asking if there was a way to make it less subjective in the context of online comments, argument rebuttals, etc.