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Fair, but no evolution. No people, which means no politics. Which means everybody is right and no reign of terrorEverything has been a mistake.
Fair, but no evolution. No people, which means no politics. Which means everybody is right and no reign of terrorEverything has been a mistake.
We better start quickly going back to the stone age.AK Deth said:Fair, but no evolution. No people, which means no politics. Which means everybody is right and no reign of terror
The fallacy of relative privation rejects an argument by stating the existence of a more important problem. The existence of such a worse issue, the fallacy insists, thereby makes the initial argument irrelevant. This fallacy is also known as the appeal to worse problems or “not as bad as”.The fact that things are worse elsewhere is never a good argument for accepting something slightly shittier at home. that's called a logical fallacy
The fallacy of relative privation rejects an argument by stating the existence of a more important problem. The existence of such a worse issue, the fallacy insists, thereby makes the initial argument irrelevant. This fallacy is also known as the appeal to worse problems or “not as bad as”.
women don't need equal wages, they are treated worse in Africa (example). the 2nd part of the statement doesn't negate the fact that women don't have an equal wage. ergo, logical fallacy. there's unlimited examples of why this is bad. People need a level 1 critical thinking class as mandatory in high school and college tbh, they'd see through 95% of the bullshit "argument" people and especially politicians make (such as appeal to emotion, whataboutisms, etc)It is like saying "OH, what they are doing is bad, but not as bad as Hitler."
It doesn't change the fact that something is bad.
Can't be any worse than folks who bring up a similar topic or not even a relatable topic to derail from the actual subject.women don't need equal wages, they are treated worse in Africa (example). the 2nd part of the statement doesn't negate the fact that women don't have an equal wage. ergo, logical fallacy. there's unlimited examples of why this is bad. People need a level 1 critical thinking class as mandatory in high school and college tbh, they'd see through 95% of the bullshit "argument" people and especially politicians make (such as appeal to emotion, whataboutisms, etc)
theres a few things people do, and no one is immune to it, hence why in real debates you are supposed to point out fallacies immediately and that argument is struck from the record.Can't be any worse than folks who bring up a similar topic or not even a relatable topic to derail from the actual subject.
It tends to happen when folks can't actually debate the topic and prefer to pivot to something else to be either contrarian or go distract from the fact they can't actually argue it.
We call that "whataboutism". Those that do it constantly act like they've won the argument when they point that out. It's kinda sad tbh.
Exactly.theres a few things people do, and no one is immune to it, hence why in real debates you are supposed to point out fallacies immediately and that argument is struck from the record.
the original version of whataboutism for ppl who care:
Tu quoque
Another one that’s stupid is when people say “Well it’s always been like this.” And I’m like so we can’t be the ones who try and make a difference? Who try and make things better? It’s so dumb.The fact that things are worse elsewhere is never a good argument for accepting something slightly shittier at home. that's called a logical fallacy
Oh my god preach.Another one that’s stupid is when people say “Well it’s always been like this.” And I’m like so we can’t be the ones who try and make a difference? Who try and make things better? It’s so dumb.