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minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agoThey don’t care about facts data or science. They use it to argue in bad faith, not to have a serious convo. If you call that out they’ll just ignore you and try and get you with some other made up gotcha fact.
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoExactly. It’s something like a gish gallop - you can’t really rebut that and explain why it’s a comment made in bad faith, but to casual readers it’s a valid retort.
They don’t care about facts data or science. They use it to argue in bad faith, not to have a serious convo.
If you call that out they’ll just ignore you and try and get you with some other made up gotcha fact.
Exactly. It’s something like a gish gallop - you can’t really rebut that and explain why it’s a comment made in bad faith, but to casual readers it’s a valid retort.