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It's the same fake argument every time they try to take away your rights (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] SexWithDogs@infosec.pub 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Whataboutism is a form of informal fallacy.

[โ€“] The_Lopen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Whataboutism means nothing at this point. Risk analysis? Whataboutism. Considering consequences? Whataboutism.

"Informal" means it's not actually a fallacy. Prooooobably because people use it way outside of its definition to dismiss arguments they don't like because they have not thought through whatever they are arguing about.