I was talking to a Trump supporter who said “I don’t watch the news now. It’s all fake.
I replied, “What in particular is fake?”
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Whataboutism is a fallacy that discredits a position by claiming hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving the argument.
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Asking why or what in particular they see that backs up their garbage usually stumps them- it’s my go to method now
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do you then ask if they believe sports scores or the weather? By their logic those would also be fake.
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Geez.. honest question Nate..do the people you talk to about stuff like this get embarrassed? Because when I read things like this I get embarrassed for them. And then I get angry that they care more about politics than most, even though they have know idea what they care about
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