The UN's ICJ Finds Netanyahu's Regime violates international law, page-8

@teenar; are you too confronted by the findings of the ICJ to engage with the substance of this thread?

Logical fallacies Seven waysto spot a bad argument

2024 July10th BBC Online By Amanda Ruggeri,

"... 7. Whataboutism (also called whataboutery)

Sometimes considered a type of red herring – a logical fallacy that uses unrelated information to redirect away from the argument's flaws – whataboutism is intended to distract attention. It describes when, normally in response to an accusation or a question, someone responds with their own accusation. In an argument with a partner, for example, you might say, "It hurt my feelings when you did X." ..."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240709-seven-ways-to-spot-a-bad-argument