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minus-square@can@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink25•2 days agoBecause a ton of bad faith actors are equating the two. Fucking Jerry Seinfeld.
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink1•2 days agoDo you think appealing to bad faith actors is a good rhetorical strategy?
minus-square@can@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•edit-22 days agoGenerally, no, but in this instance, yes. I don’t know who’s reading this that genuinely thinks they’re the same. A brief disclaimer to not look like a bigot seems worth it.
minus-square@MarxMadness@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoHeading off predictable counterpoints is often a good rhetorical strategy, especially when those counterpoints are so ubiquitous.
Because a ton of bad faith actors are equating the two.
Fucking Jerry Seinfeld.
Do you think appealing to bad faith actors is a good rhetorical strategy?
Generally, no, but in this instance, yes. I don’t know who’s reading this that genuinely thinks they’re the same. A brief disclaimer to not look like a bigot seems worth it.
Heading off predictable counterpoints is often a good rhetorical strategy, especially when those counterpoints are so ubiquitous.