That's it! Clearly the long phase of expecting ppl to address what others actually say is over. Won't life be easier?That was such a burden!
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Now we can say 'OK, what he actually said was true & ethical but there's a long tradition of sexism & racism so we can accuse him of that'
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Wonderful! I think I will read that argument as actually meaning that we should return to slavery & try to get the maker fired.
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Her: Its ethical to fire ppl if they make 20% of the workforce uncomfortable. Me: What about when having black & female employees did that?
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Her: No, because we've made laws against discrimination now. So, the 'it makes people uncomfortable' argument is entirely irrelevant then?
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I am so frustrated with people using one line of reasoning & then when shown why it doesn't work, switching to something else.
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Are the rules of argument really that difficult? If you justify something according to one principle & a problem is shown with it...
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...you can either extend the principle to the thing you didn't before or drop the principle as a justification.
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You really can't take bits of half a dozen justifications, none of which work, & try to patch them together. Motivated reasoning on steroids
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And clearly my tweeps are recognising that I am losing my mind in frustration here as I am being sent pictures of puppies. OK, OK.pic.twitter.com/10VoOCXXXf
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