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[OC] Im tired of pretending its not (lemmy.world)
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I mean, honestly, "EVEN" should be "ESPECIALLY", as spouting absurdities as fact to make one's next statements sound reasonable is a common brainwashing tactic.

"I'm not interested in your 1+1=5 pyramid scheme. What's that? It's a religion? I didn't ask and I've now gone from annoyed to feeling threatened. Please stop talking to me."

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    spouting absurdities as fact to make one's next statements sound reasonable is a common brainwashing tactic.

    Yeah, it's how Ben Shapiro keeps "winning" debates with college students who aren't familiar enough with rhetorical fallacies:

    "let's say that [absurdly incorrect but reasonable-sounding on the surface assumption]", followed by a conclusion that's inescapable when accepting that premise.

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