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Moral Equivalence

What is it?

Comparing minor misdeeds with major atrocities, suggesting that they are equally bad.

Why is it bad?

Comparing minor rule breaks in a server with major TOS violations, suggesting that they are equally bad.

Example in Chat

@whataboutismToday at 1:15 AM

Why are you banning me for sending a phishing link? User B posted a meme in #general instead of #memes yesterday, we are both just breaking rules.