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> This is a rhetorical trick being misinterpreted as some baseless claim. That part of the story is comparatively easy to check - the audio is available if you
by Xylakant 5y ago
> This is a rhetorical trick being misinterpreted as some baseless claim.
That part of the story is comparatively easy to check - the audio is available if you follow the link in the article. The relevant section is at about 1:10 minutes. The quote is “I’m sorry you’re ok with children being raped.”
https://mobile.twitter.com/pblodlr/status/1487588988454113284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://mobile.twitter.com/pblodlr/status/148758898845411328...
That’s not a rhetorical trick.
It’s an attempt to smear a person or organization by slinging dirt that has no grounding in reality. Dealing with this kinds of baseless lines of reasoning is part of the problem.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI maintain that it is still a rhetorical trick. "If you oppose X, you must be okay with Y" is very common. Underhanded and unfair, but it happens all the time.