• crapwittyname@feddit.uk
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    7 days ago

    a rhetorical tactic and logical fallacy where someone responds to a criticism or accusation not by defending their position, but by deflecting blame and making a counter-accusation. It serves to distract from the original issue by shifting focus …

    Nope, I think that’s pretty well understood, since it’s exactly what’s happening here.