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Two anecdotes followed by an opinion, responded to with another opinion and anecdote. There is not any meaningful argument about 'truth' going on there.
by rootusrootus 2y ago
Two anecdotes followed by an opinion, responded to with another opinion and anecdote. There is not any meaningful argument about 'truth' going on there.
- willcipriano 2y agoReal life example: https://x.com/paulkrugman/status/1712494317024026761?lang=en https://x.com/paulkrugman/status/1712494317024026761?lang=en
- pessimizer 2y ago"Winning the war on inflation" isn't a statement of fact, it's a jingoistic military metaphor.
- rootusrootus 2y agoThe "reader added context" below that post seems on point. It is an opinion, not a fact. I assume the graph is accurately representing truth. It is a decent demonstration of the old saw about lies, damn lies, and statistics, but it is real numbers, real dates, and the metric is described specifically. Excellent for misleading, but still truth. The assertions that "we won" or it is "over" or it was "at very little cost" are all one man's opinions, however.
- salawat 2y ago"Numbers don't lie" is a truism, but is practically undone by "People use numbers to lie."
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- rayiner 2y agoAnd you trust the people making these decisions to agree about what’s an opinion and what’s an assertion of fact? When they can put their political opponents in jail by blurring that distinction?