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> The truth (or I should say "a considerate opinion") is often in the middle of OP and the top comment, I find. Careful with that. [1] 1. https://en.wikipedia
by guerrilla 5y ago
> The truth (or I should say "a considerate opinion") is often in the middle of OP and the top comment, I find.
Careful with that. [1]
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_to_moderation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_to_moderation
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- teekert 5y agoYeah, that indeed, so... see how everything fits in your world-view and think about both stances and form an opinion keeping an open mind and acknowledge that you could still be wrong... Then, you could test that opinion by writing a respectful comment to the top comment. :)
- ChrisSD 5y agoThe fallacy is a favourite of the news media "In the studio today we have someone who has been studying this topic at a reputable institution for decades. And to argue a different side we have someone who only learned about this topic ten minutes ago but nonetheless can be relied upon to have strong contrary opinions, no matter the subject." Of course the reputable person could be wrong but listening to the guy spouting BS is not going to help discern the truth, which is almost certainly not anywhere in whatever "middle" was conjured up by the BS.
- guerrilla 5y agoYeah, well they have to fill their bothsidesism[1] quota somehow. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_balance