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by dfxm12
1956 days ago
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These narratives don't even appear to be mutually exclusive. Both can be true. Neither can be true. Several other unstated narratives can also be true. I think it's a common fault to believe only one thing can be true, when there are clearly many possibilities. I don't think it's exactly a false choice, but I'm sure there's a name for it. It just bugs me when people don't consider that, and it's hard to tell if they're speaking in bad faith, have poor logical deduction skills or something else. |
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It's a false dichotomy [1] and that is exactly how these narratives are spun. Another technique isn't forwarding your own narrative, but belittling the opposing narrative. "Only a fool could possibly believe A when it is possible that B is the reason". They don't even have to say that B is the reason, just suggest that it is a possible reason and believing anything else is foolish.
We're seeing exactly that. People are too stupid/ignorant to understand how complex this subject is, so they should just shut up and trust us when we say B is the reason. Do you even know how B works? Clearly you don't. If you did you would understand your own foolishness in even considering that A factored into any decision related to this subject. You idiot. Maybe you're a conspiracy theorist!
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma