Anime vs Cartoon! debunking reasons on why anime isn't a cartoon

Sales of television boomed in the 20th century. both in the U.S. and Japan. cartoons evolve fast! animation is changing over time! either with digital or traditional, every and all types of animation changes fast. though it might lead to arguments. so i was scrolling through the internet one day and my brain was like "Is anime a cartoon or not?" this idea popped up in my head. so i started searching for reasons on if anime is a cartoon or not. some say that it might be superior to western animation. some say that it is just stupid and is inferior to western animation. here are all the "true" reasons on why anime isn't a cartoon and i will debunk them all!

Gotta debunk em' all!

Reason no.1
"Anime is WAY younger than animated cartoons"

the anime industry happened first in the 20th century like cartoons. and no, it IS NOT! way younger than the cartoons you are familiar with. it dates back to the 1910s, where in 1917, the short film "namakura gatana" was created. but it is likely not the oldest. but the oldest surviving anime for cinemas, as most 1910s anime are lost. there isn't much video. but there are pictures, audio, and scripts. "momotaro: sacred soldiers" a WW2 propaganda film is the first feature length anime film. it was almost lost. but it was rediscovered. though back in their ages, the anime art style we all are familiar with wasn't invented and making animation was really expensive

Reason no.2
"Anime has a different origin"

Origin does not make something different. now if y'all hypocrites don't think about it, there may be the same thing of different origin like knockoffs. if you are saying that cartoon is only from the USA, what about france? it should be "dessin anime" which sounds ridiculous in english! how about germany? should it be "karikatur"? what about hungary? it better be "rajzfilm" or "elenkzeg"? believe it or not, they sound really weird in english!

if they are saying it is from anywhere except japan, what about a japanese car? they should be a "kuruma" instead of a car, what about japanese toys? they should be called "omochas" backpacks? you guess it! "Bakku pakku"!

so it seems redundant!