Chapter Whataboutism: genesis and examples in media

Whataboutism, also known as whatabouttery, is a variation of tu quoque sophism that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by accusing them of hypocrisy without directly refuting their arguments. According to Russian writer, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, whataboutism...

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description Whataboutism, also known as whatabouttery, is a variation of tu quoque sophism that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by accusing them of hypocrisy without directly refuting their arguments. According to Russian writer, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, whataboutism is a word that was coined to describe the frequent use of rhetorical diversion by Soviet apologists and dictators to refute allegations of their oppression, "massacres, gulags and forced deportations," by invoking American slavery, racism, lynchings, etc. Whataboutism has also been used by other politicians and state governments. Whataboutism is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When the Soviet Union was criticized during the Cold War, the response often used the style of "what about you?" by citing an event or situation in the Western Word.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1558222025-03-07T14:38:59Z Chapter Whataboutism: genesis and examples in media Zadworny, Patryk Whataboutism, also known as whatabouttery, is a variation of tu quoque sophism that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by accusing them of hypocrisy without directly refuting their arguments. According to Russian writer, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, whataboutism is a word that was coined to describe the frequent use of rhetorical diversion by Soviet apologists and dictators to refute allegations of their oppression, "massacres, gulags and forced deportations," by invoking American slavery, racism, lynchings, etc. Whataboutism has also been used by other politicians and state governments. Whataboutism is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When the Soviet Union was criticized during the Cold War, the response often used the style of "what about you?" by citing an event or situation in the Western Word. 2025-03-07T14:38:57Z 2025-03-07T14:38:57Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788382208238_1472 9788382208238 9788382208221 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/155822 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/796 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8220-822-1.08 Whataboutism, also known as whatabouttery, is a variation of tu quoque sophism that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by accusing them of hypocrisy without directly refuting their arguments. According to Russian writer, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, whataboutism is a word that was coined to describe the frequent use of rhetorical diversion by Soviet apologists and dictators to refute allegations of their oppression, "massacres, gulags and forced deportations," by invoking American slavery, racism, lynchings, etc. Whataboutism has also been used by other politicians and state governments. Whataboutism is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When the Soviet Union was criticized during the Cold War, the response often used the style of "what about you?" by citing an event or situation in the Western Word. 10.18778/8220-822-1.08 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788382208238 9788382208221 87-95 open access
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