@NeoNachtwaechter to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agoDoes a whataboutist know that he is a ?message-square13arrow-up16arrow-down123file-text
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minus-square@NeoNachtwaechterOPlink-4•1 year ago There is no such term Whataboutist: troll who uses whataboutism. Now there is such a term:-)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoWhataboutery 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.
minus-square@NeoNachtwaechterOPlink1•1 year 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.
Whataboutist: troll who uses whataboutism.
Now there is such a term:-)
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.
Never heard it, though…
Probably both. At least the people I’ve seen using it have done it regularly.