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Who cares? He said it. The words are his responsibility. If his speech had advocated for grinding orphans into a nutritious paste, we wouldn’t be defending him
by wat10000 2y ago
Who cares? He said it. The words are his responsibility. If his speech had advocated for grinding orphans into a nutritious paste, we wouldn’t be defending him on the basis that he didn’t write those words. He chose to read them and give them his official backing.
- stavros 2y agoThat's because we mean "credit for how well-written the thing is", whereas you mean "credit for agreeing with the meaning".
- amfarrell617 2y agoHe still is responsible for the team that wrote it.
- serf 2y agoa publisher is responsible for a book, but the credit of the thing is poured onto the author. why?
- navigate8310 2y agoBecause the book is plastered with the author's as well as the publisher's name. Their separation is easily comprehensible. Whereas when an orator delivers, the separation of the writer is not so apparent. It is automatically assumed the orator is the writer.
- j_timberlake 2y agoThis is a perfect example of a motte and bailey. The "motte" is that people should be judged badly for parroting horrible ideas they heard (which makes sense) and the "bailey" is that people should be praised just for parroting nice things they heard (which doesn't make sense).
- collingreen 2y agoUpvote for practical and informative description of a logical fallacy, with extra love for motte and bailey.
- wat10000 2y agoDoesn't "motte and bailey" involve the same person taking the more extreme position followed by the more defensible position?