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Debate Tactics

Leftists never defend their arguments, because .......... OF COURSE THEY'RE RIGHT.
 
Whataboutism is another way for liberals to outright dismiss your side of the argument instead of having to defend their own.

YET you are here using a whataboutism, how quaint

 
Leftists never defend their arguments, because .......... OF COURSE THEY'RE RIGHT.
Glad you finally figured it out.
Goes to show, never too late to learn.
 
Still waiting for you to explain your lack of concern for black on black crime.
 
Still waiting for you to explain your lack of concern for black on black crime.
who are you addressing this to?

if to me, the topic here is "debate tactics", if you want to rant about black on black crime, maybe find the appropriate thread.

just a suggestion.
 
I don't think you understand the meaning of the term.

what about liberals, what about liberals, what about liberals, man oh man, I could even create a chant from your whataboutism.

however this back n forth is getting boring, I KNOW you will need to get one more lick in, so I invite you to do so, and I promise I won't rebut so you can feel you won the argument.
 
Gee, thanks Snowflake...
 

The OP is guilty of most of what "IT" is crying about.
 
The OP is guilty of most of what "IT" is crying about.
Whataboutism gives a clue to its meaning in its name. It is not merely the changing of a subject to deflect away from an earlier subject as a political strategy; it’s essentially a reversal of accusation, arguing that an opponent is guilty of an offense just as egregious or worse than what the original party was accused of doing, however unconnected the offenses may be.

The tactic behind whataboutism has been around for a long time. Rhetoricians generally consider it to be a form of tu quoque, which means "you too" in Latin and involves charging your accuser with whatever it is you've just been accused of rather than refuting the truth of the accusation made against you. Tu quoque is considered to be a logical fallacy, because whether or not the original accuser is likewise guilty of an offense has no bearing on the truth value of the original accusation.

 
You forgot your favorite tactic:

 
Whataboutism is an important arguing tool for tyrants because in the end, its the age-old rationale of "everybody does it," so ultimately, the action in question is, if not okay, just unremarkable.
It's also a good tool to point out hypocrisy and gaslighting. As are most of the techniques in the OP.
 
You forgot your favorite tactic:

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you mean the tactic of getting really down in the dirt with the lowest comment or meme you can come up with.
surprise surprise, not like we haven't encountered that immature tactic before.
 
you mean the tactic of getting really down in the dirt with the lowest comment or meme you can come up with.
surprise surprise, not like we haven't encountered that immature tactic before.
Desperate much? Hint: post BS, don't be surprised to see it labeled such.
 
Desperate much? Hint: post BS, don't be surprised to see it labeled such.
Anyone who sends a toilet meme isn't worth conversing with, so go ahead, show me what a big man you are and send another, I promise I won't respond.
 
Anyone who sends a toilet meme isn't worth conversing with, so go ahead, show me what a big man you are and send another, I promise I won't respond.
I've made my point, obviously.
 
This isn't about debate tactics. It's just more progressive slop.
 
Let’s see what happens in 2022 in the states before we assume anything. I predict nothing will happen except for the very predictable US midterm swing from the party in power.

Nah. Trump is scum. We gotta pile on.
 
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