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'''Whataboutism''', also called '''whataboutery''', is a rhetorical ploy believed to have originated in the [[Cold War]] era, often used by [[Soviet]] propagandists. It seeks to discredit another person's argument without actually or directly refuting it by accusing the other person of doing either [[hypocrisy|the same thing]] or something that is allegedly equally bad. It is a form of the ''[[tu quoque]]'' [[logical fallacy|fallacy]].

'''Whataboutism''', also called '''whataboutery''', is a rhetorical ploy believed to have originated in the [[Cold War]] era, often used by [[Soviet]] propagandists. It seeks to discredit another person's argument without actually or directly refuting it by using [[moral equivalence]] arguments to accuse the other person of doing either [[hypocrisy|the same thing]] or something that is allegedly equally bad. It is a form of the ''[[tu quoque]]'' [[logical fallacy|fallacy]] and is now frequently used by liberals/leftists and their allies to deflect from the atrocities committed by such ideologies as [[Communism]] and [[Islam]], as well as totalitarian regimes like the [[USSR]], Communist [[China]], [[North Korea]] and [[Iran]], while simultaneously attacking [[Christianity]] as well as the [[United States]] and its allies.

[[Category:Cold War]]

[[Category:Cold War]]

[[Category:Soviet Union]]

[[Category:Soviet Union]]

[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]

[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]