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You don't need to ask for sources, when what is being said is clearly opinion. The source is the person who posted it.
by kennywinker 1mo ago
You don't need to ask for sources, when what is being said is clearly opinion. The source is the person who posted it.
- bbor 1mo agoThe choice to teach the "opinion" vs. "fact" heuristic in middle school --and its consequences-- have been a disaster for human discourse
- mitchdoogle 1mo agoWell, smart people usually try to base their opinions on specific information instead of pulling things out of their ass. A whistleblower revealing information. Internal documents laying out a strategy, or even a desire, to conspire. Something that leads one to conclude that a conspiracy is taking place. In the absence of such information, it's just making something up, or in other words, complete bullshit. So asking for a source is trying to give that person the benefit of the doubt that they aren't just a conspiracy theorist and that they might actually have a good reason for believing what they just said.