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KayF

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 02:37 PM Feb 2021

Merriam-Webster with a timely tweet




'Whataboutism' is generally considered a form of the logical fallacy 'tu quoque' (meaning "you too" in Latin) that attempts to establish an equivalence between two or more disparate actions.

If everyone is guilty of something, is no one guilty of anything?
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Merriam-Webster with a timely tweet (Original Post) KayF Feb 2021 OP
Excellent! I love Miriam Webster tweets - always timely and subtle. scarletwoman Feb 2021 #1
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