Definitions by OldDumbGuy

Hysterhetoric 

Deflecting attention away from history, problems, or socio-economic conditions with anecdotal evidence, q.v "Yeah but", coupled with a certain amount of hysteria.

Yeah but my Irish ancestors were kept from jobs and we made it.

Comparing your Irish ancestors to American slavery and Jim Crow is hysterhetorical

Hysterhetoric by OldDumbGuy January 24, 2021