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4 days agonot saying you’re wrong, but that is a whataboutism
not saying you’re wrong, but that is a whataboutism
no true scotsman fallacy
can confirm
interesting that you assume the teacher is a he
well obviously people who buy black market drugs don’t have a better solution available. use some critical thinking, it won’t hurt you
humans have been making do with much less than what you have for hundreds of thousands of years. making do also does not necessarily exclude political action
then make do with what you’ve got
no they’re arguing that companies should not be allowed to intentionally make addicting products. akin to the difference between the caffeine found in coffee vs if a company started selling pure caffeine powder
yes, that is their point
but it functions as a whataboutism. it doesn’t address the original concerns of the statement. instead it uses an ad hominem attach to discredit the argument