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Brandolini's Law

• f1shy 4y ago
  I was aware of the fact. But did not know it had a name. What I'm also aware of, and I do not know if it has a name: when BS is mixed with truth, then is almost impossible to debunk. If you have the right mix of facts, truth and lies, well packed together, then you have a tool to convince almost anyone of almost anything.
  • alas44 4y ago
    One aspect of what you describe could be sophism, using fallacious arguments to persuade? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sophism https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sophism