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by inigyou 17 days ago
"oh you think drinking water is good? why don't you just drown at the bottom of the ocean?" is a 100% reddit-tier comment.
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"Reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity") is a valid argumentative technique that disproves a statement by demonstrating that its logical conclusion leads to an absurd, impossible, or contradictory result."
The logical conclusion of "drink more water" is not "drink infinite water until you drown" and the logical conclusion of "make minimum wage $15" is not "make minimum wage $100000000"
The counter argument of "If we put minimum wage up, everyone will be richer" is "What happens if we massively increase it?"