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   From: me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net   
      
   "R Kym Horsell"  wrote in message   
   news:uv1mns$1kbs$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com...   
   > In sci.environment Scout    
   > wrote:   
   >>[whatabouttroll v2.0 boots up]   
   >   
   > --   
   > Whataboutism   
   > encyclopedia.pub, 18 Nov 2022   
   > Whataboutism, also known as whataboutery, is a variant of the tu   
   > quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position   
   > by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or   
   > disproving their argument.   
      
   ^^^^^^^^   
      
   this being a perfect example of Whatabotism.   
      
   Makes an implied rebuttal, but doesn't actually make any attempt to show   
   that my position was wrong.   
      
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