There is a difference between an argument that you disagree with and an argument that is <i>fallacious</i>. If a problem exists in a minor form in the US and in a gigantic form elsewhere, it may indeed be worthwhile to direct attention to the gigantic problem rather than the minor one. As well, it may not be. The argument is colorable. You can&#x27;t dispel it by invoking some element of a list of fallacies.<p>Your argument is a pretty good illustration of the problem I have with these catalogues of fallacies. You&#x27;ve discovered the fallacy of relative privation, as others have discovered, say, ad hominem, and concluded that <i>relative privation</i> is a fallacy. No, that&#x27;s not the point! As with ad hominem, it can be <i>used fallaciously</i>, but it is not inherently so.