Distortion
False equivalence
Treats two very different things as if they were the same.
“Asking for ID online is no different from living in a police state.”
- How to spot it
- “That's no different from…” about things that differ in scale or kind.
- How to answer it
- Point to the difference that matters — scale, intent, consequences — and ask whether it changes the comparison.
Practise against it
Favoured by The Spin Doctor.