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In which the author restates his title thesis in every paragraph, without ever mentioning supporting evidence.
by jwilbs 8y ago
In which the author restates his title thesis in every paragraph, without ever mentioning supporting evidence.
- lucasmullens 8y agoExactly. I kept reading and waiting for an explanation, but they keep dropping things like "American capitalism fueled by a perversion of Silicon Valley could result in the decline of America as a whole." with no evidence. It's absurd.
- robbrit 8y agoIt's proof by assertion. Just repeat the same thing over and over, eventually it will be true. It's a real thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_assertion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_assertion
- johan_larson 8y agoAbsolutely. No doubt about it. If you want something to become true, just repeat it over and over.