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One of the points brought up in the article that I think is becoming pernicious is dicrediting by association. Any view that is also positively regarded by an
by molbioguy 6y ago
One of the points brought up in the article that I think is becoming pernicious is dicrediting by association. Any view that is also positively regarded by an extremist group (right or left) becomes evidence of the author's support for that group, even though there is no connection between the two. That's kind of like saying Apple must have created iPhones for criminals because they're preferred by drug dealers for their privacy! It would be nice if ideas could be judged on their own merit, not by who likes them.
- jaywalk 6y agoBut judging ideas on merit alone is hard. It's much easier to just dismiss ideas you don't like because "bad people" like them.
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- kmeisthax 6y agoYou joke, but both people with actual crime-fighting credentials, people in the intelligence community who should know better, and Donald Trump have made that same fallacy regarding iPhones.
- testHNac 6y ago> dicrediting by association. Any view that is also positively regarded by an extremist group (right or left) becomes evidence of the author's support for that group Isn't this quite common in 'Cancel Culture' as well as in 'Hit Piece Journalism' ? You can discredit anyone by portraying them as a single dimensional thought - generally stating their words or actions out of context. Silly Example: A Person X has been seen frequenting a food joint that is participating in alleged inhumane industrial massacre of animals. So we read - The person is an evil animal hater. And so is everyone who has ever eaten at pretty much any fast food chain.