Word of the Day – Whataboutism

Whataboutism (noun) (Br/En)

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The technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue.

1970s from the way in which counter-accusations may take the form of questions introduced by ‘What about —?’.

Example sentences

“It was less a counter argument and more an exercise in whataboutism.”