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Very much agree. It's a pretty common mistake to bundle real information with obviously wrong details and lose credibility. Especially in the eyes of people loo
by pretzel5297 5mo ago
Very much agree. It's a pretty common mistake to bundle real information with obviously wrong details and lose credibility. Especially in the eyes of people looking for a reason to discredit the argument.
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- jackmott42 5mo agoThe disingenuous people who discredit climate change will do so no matter how serious people act. There is no point in changing behavior on their account.
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- griffzhowl 5mo agoThe point is to convince people who are undecided. Using information that's known to be false or weakly supported is then short-sighted and counterproductive, because enough false predictions will turn up that those undecided will tune out entirely
- qsera 5mo ago>Using information that's known to be false or weakly supported But where does such information originate from? Is laypeople just making it up?
- griffzhowl 5mo agoIt applies to anyone knowingly using false information to try to influence people