And they’re already kissing Trump’s ass

  • @douglasg14b
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    86 hours ago

    While there is a logical fallacy here I don’t think it’s a straw man.

    It’s some form of two wrongs make a right.

    • @[email protected]
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      Some call it a what-aboutism, although theres debate on whether its usually fallacious or not. There have been cases illustrated where using what-aboutisms is a proper logical counter, but most the time people just like to shout fallacy at each other so they dont have to think about the point they are making.

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        Whataboutism is a fallacy when it is used to justify a behavior instead of pointing out hypocrisy itself.

        “It’s okay because you do it too” vs “You can’t claim moral superiority in this case because”