"But
what about YOUR....blah-blah-blah...?"
Concerning "
WhatAboutism" mentioned above...
This is an old debating trick, where the debater does not address the issue directly, but attacks something tangential or even non-tangential supported by the opponent.
e.g.
You: "Abortion is the killing of human beings."
Leftist (talking very fast to prevent you from responding): "But what about the U.S, Military and its drone strikes killing entire families? You're not making any sense, because you're fine with killing thousands of civilians in warfare, blah-blah-blah..."
To which the response is: "YOU ARE EVADING THE ISSUE! THIS IS NOT ABOUT WARFARE!"
But the Leftist will then shout that it is precisely the issue and keep babbling to prevent any logical discussion. I cannot tell you how many times I have gone through this syndrome in the last 5 decades!