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This type of internet forum reply is so commmon there is a name for it and even a Wikipedia page [1]. "A straw man fallacy (sometimes written as strawman) is t
by nologic01 3y ago
This type of internet forum reply is so commmon there is a name for it and even a Wikipedia page [1].
"A straw man fallacy (sometimes written as strawman) is the informal fallacy of refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction"
I did not ask that they don't have ads, not track their readers, and so on. I asked why there is no link whatsoever besides the usual big tech traps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y agoEven if that weren't the case, pointing out that someone is whinging about a situation they put themselves in is not whataboutism.