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The principle of charity says that I should take what you say at face value, which I did. I didn't hold a gun to your head and force you to say "So far the bigg
by DonHopkins 3y ago
The principle of charity says that I should take what you say at face value, which I did. I didn't hold a gun to your head and force you to say "So far the biggest concern I have with the far left". Those were YOUR OWN WORDS. And what evidence do you have of your insidious armchair sociology? Absolutely none. You're just making stuff up, and it justifies blaming women for men becoming rapists as much as it justifies blaming AntiFa for people becoming fascists.
- ithkuil 3y ago> the principle of charity or charitable interpretation requires interpreting a speaker's statements in the most rational way possible and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation note that this doesn't mean "at face value".