whataboutism

== English == === Etymology === From what about +‎ -ism. First use appears c. 1978 in The Guardian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌwə.təˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/ Rhymes: -aʊtɪzəm Hyphenation: what‧about‧ism === Noun === whataboutism (countable and uncountable, plural whataboutisms) (rhetoric) A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising unrelated criticisms of the opposite side. Synonyms: tu quoque, (UK) whataboutery ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “whataboutism”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “whataboutism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Stevenson, Angus, editor (2010), “whataboutism”, in Oxford Dictionary of English: Third Edition‎[6], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 23 July 2017: “Origin - 1990s: from the way in which counter-accusations may take the form of questions introduced by 'What about —?'” “whataboutism”, in Oxford Living Dictionary (Oxford Dictionaries)‎[7], Oxford University Press, 2017, archived from the original on 9 March 2017: “Origin - 1990s: from the way in which counter-accusations may take the form of questions introduced by ‘What about —?’.” === Further reading === whataboutism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia