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> “… make them look foolish … then … reveal to others how childish their position is or pressure them into abandoning their … position.” Yikes. I think the poi
by xtiansimon 4y ago
> “… make them look foolish … then … reveal to others how childish their position is or pressure them into abandoning their … position.”
Yikes. I think the point of humor is to change the stakes, so people you’re working to persuade may think better.
Humiliation in the face of peers is an emotional attack and highly immoral.
- Ma8ee 4y agoIf someone spreads dangerous falsehoods (say, an anti-vaxxer) and refuses all rational arguments, public ridicule might actually be our most efficient weapon, and certainly morally defensible.
- lamontcg 4y agoAnd in that case you're appealing to the crowd and trying to persuade your opponent is not very likely and not the point.