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minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 month agoBecause a ton of bad faith actors are equating the two. Fucking Jerry Seinfeld.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoDo you think appealing to bad faith actors is a good rhetorical strategy?
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month 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-squareMarxMadness@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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.