Whataboutism (noun) (Br/En)
wot-a-bow-tiz-m
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.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
