"whataboutism" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \wɒtəˈbaʊtɪzəm\
  1. Contre-attaque oratoire consistant à détourner une discussion en évoquant un sujet jugé plus important, afin de suggérer qu’il mériterait davantage d’attention. Qu’en-est-ilisme. Tags: rhetoric
    Sense id: fr-whataboutism-en-noun-lqEu9Vp2 Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la rhétorique
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tu quoque, whataboutery Related terms: bothsidesism, whateverism
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