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Do you want to make a statement but have weak or non-existent evidence to back it up? Do you want to present wishful thinking as a fact? Do you want to make gen
by hristov 14y ago
Do you want to make a statement but have weak or non-existent evidence to back it up? Do you want to present wishful thinking as a fact? Do you want to make generalizations from anecdotal evidence? Why not phrase your statement as a question? Who can blame you for lacking evidence when you are merely asking a question?
- ThomPete 14y agoIsn't that what he is doing? The headline is a question.
- hristov 14y agoYou know, I thought I was a funny guy before I started posting on Hacker News.
- dguaraglia 14y agoYour brand of sarcasm doesn't translate well to written form :)
- ThomPete 14y agoAnd I thought I was good with language :) Sorry I got it now.
- untog 14y agoA classic, straight from the "have you stopped beating your wife?" book.