whataboutism
what·about·ism
whataboutism · whataboutisms
якщодоїзм
вотэбаутизм, перевод стрелок, какнасчётизм, приплетание
Whataboutism
A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising unrelated criticisms of…A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising unrelated criticisms of the opposite side.
/ˌwə.təˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising unrelated criticisms of the opposite side.
Whataboutism
вотэбаути́змvotɛbautízm, перево́д стре́локperevód strélok, какнасчёти́змkaknasčotízm
якщодої́змjakščodojízm
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From what about + -ism. First use appears c. 1978 in The Guardian.From what about + -ism. First use appears c. 1978 in The Guardian.
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Forms
plural: whataboutisms| Singular | whataboutism |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsDerivedwhataboutist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable