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by BeetleB 3082 days ago
>When you're main concern is "What is a minority" rather than "minorities are dying" that is very indicative of the problem still existing

You have just demonstrated what is called "attribution of intention" (as in you attributed an intention to the other person), which is a good indicator of a conversation going south.

(More general bias is "attribution bias")

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>Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.