Re: The conspiracy theorist's strawman argument structure
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:17 am
That pic is from a vid where he tells everyone to best stay home so to not spread the corona virus......Good advice Arnold
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Steve James wrote:What kind of argument is it when someone claims Jews (or Democrats) are eating babies?
I just remembered that Mexicans were saying similar things about Americans kidnapping children for experimentation in the 80s and 90s.
everything wrote:goes basically like this:
1. crazy assertion of whatever / strawman argument
2. hey you guys don't offer any disproof. there is no evidence saying my outlandish claim (injecting disinfectant, we live in a simulation, etc., etc.) is wrong.
3. therefore my crazy argument might be true.
4. repeat a lot / someone with another agenda sets up bots / social media algorithm tries to keep giving you the same stupid shit
5. you live in this echo chamber of massive confirmation bias
6. certified crazy.
this isn't that much removed from some of the stupid MA arguments people make as well.