WHATABOUTERY

Etymology

Noun

whataboutery (countable and uncountable, plural whatabouteries) (informal, pejorative)

Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one's opponent of similar or worse faults.

Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other similar instances.

Synonyms

• (protesting at hypocrisy): ad hominem, tu quoque, recrimination

Source: Wiktionary



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