Wow. That’s the first time anyone has managed to explain whataboutism in a way that makes sense.

For years it’s been all “fallacious logic” this and “counter-argument” that. “Reductio”, “partial tu quoque”, “changing the subject”, and a myriad of other things that say lots while describing little.

Thank You.

What? Where? What’s it called?

I’m currently in the middle of A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge and it’s truly enjoyable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep?useskin=vector

I don’t know how I missed this one prior to now, given that it won a Hugo.