As in, "it's only football", "...only what you love dearly" etc etc - THE WORST ARGUMENT EVER?

As if everything must be set against the worst atrocities known to humans instead within their relative merits. "hmm, what a nice quiche. of course, compared to genocide it's a mega-superduper, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine piece of dough.

A broken foot in football suddenly becomes a joyous, miraculous fracture COMPARED TO MURDER.

why do people persist in arguing like this? WHY? think original!