[Ads-l] riot porn; bothsidesism

[Ben Zimmer]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 2:10 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A little later, a journalist decries "bothsidesism": the belief that both
> sides of any story must be presented even if, in some cases, one side is
> clearly unreasonable, irrational, disingenuous, or the like.
>

Also known as "bothsidesing."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bothsidesing-bothsidesism-new-words-were-watching

(Cf. "whataboutism," also mentioned in the M-W article.)

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