Is there any expression for explaining that someone justifies his wrongdoings by mentioning the others'?
Is there any expression for explaining that someone justifies his wrongdoings by mentioning the others'? For example, when someones says that because everyone cheats, I also can cheat.
shifting the blame or plain denial. The specific example would be a matter of psychology, the fallacy likely has a fitting name.
A term that has recently entered the mainstream is "Whataboutism."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism