Is there a term for the logical fallacy that other people have it worse, so you

Is there a term for the logical fallacy that other people have it worse, so you

Is there a term for the logical fallacy that other people have it worse, so you should be happy? Example: I fall down a staircase, breaking my leg. The next day I go into work, and someone (inevitably) says "Phfeh! That's not bad! Let me tell you about the time *I* fell down the stairs!" I suppose this also covers the 'third world problems' saying. "You didn't get your last paycheck? Phfeh! First world problems. In Isreal they are shooting at each other!"

Read another response by Edward Witherspoon
Read another response about Ethics, Logic
Print