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by akaralar
1340 days ago
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no one is trying to attack you because of an alternative narrative. if you left out the “let’s not exaggerate” part it would be an anecdote of perfectly equal value, because both are anecdotes by internet strangers as you say. people are attacking you because you were highly insensitive in carrying the conversation to a point where in addition to talking about your own experience, you assumed the other person was trying to tilt the convo to their favor by using emotions, and you are trying to devalue their personal experience. we are humans after all and we are not doing science here, you can show some sympathy for a tragedy and make your point at the same time, they are not mutually exclusive. |
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You assume the OP was telling the truth, and therefore, we should all defer to the emotional anecdote.
What if they're not? How would you know?
The only difference between us is that I don't make that assumption. Giving undue credence to anecdotes is a form of exaggeration.