Whataboutism
Whataboutism (also known as whataboutery) is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument, which is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda. When criticisms were leveled at the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the Soviet response would be "What about..." followed by an event in the Western world.
The term "whataboutery" has been used in Britain and Ireland since the period of the Troubles (conflict) in Northern Ireland. Lexicographers date the first appearance of the variant whataboutism to the 1990s or 1970s, while other historians state that during the Cold War, Western officials referred to the Soviet propaganda strategy by that term.
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without directly refuting or disproving their argument, that part is important
It is.
So if I say that are cages like in a zoo, and you are saying "What happens with your kids when you are arrested" then you
A) neither disprove my point
B) nor defending your position that this is okay.
Actually I said that modern zoos don't have cages and that neither are these temporary holding facilities cages, despite the fact they have chain-link fencing in some locations.
If it looks like a cage, is build like a cage and is used to cage people in, then it is a cage.
I don't know why so many people cry foul at that word.
If I drop an big explosive something on you, it is a bomb, even if the military likes to call it propelled shell, autonomous neutralization device or whatever.
That's funny, you are not using the word "cage" with a negative connotation?
The reason that word has become important is because we have the media pushing a totally false narrative that the president said that immigrants are "animals", that is why the word "cage" is important. I have chain-link fence in my backyard, is it a cage?