| 词汇 | whataboutism |
| 释义 | whataboutism noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /wɒt.əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/ us /wɑːˈt̬əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/ the practice of answering a criticism or difficult question by making a similar criticism or asking a different but related question, typically starting with the words "What about?": “那又怎么办”主义（指面对批评或问题的时候用类似的批评或问题来回答，句子里通常有“…又怎么办”的表达） What I keep hearing from people is this sort of whataboutism. It's always what about your party, what about your leader? Whataboutism is used to avoid having to address a difficult topic directly. Synonym whataboutery Supporters of the president engaged in a round of whataboutism and claimed that the former president had treated the media in a similar (or worse) fashion. This is just whataboutism. We're talking about the NFL – who cares if other sports are terrible? All you guys can do is whataboutism. Answering & responding acknowledgment affirmatively answer answer the door clap back clapback comeback counter counterattack field I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment)idiom in the affirmative keep (someone/something) away non-respondent non-responder non-response rejoin respondent response thank you |
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