I am amazed at how others misinterpret this tweet.
Yeah right, and the problem of McCarthyism was that communists don't exist... #ohdearhttps://twitter.com/EllieCumbo/status/919603134422487040 …
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Yeah. But I think I was a bit mean.
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Snarky, yes. (It happens—we all lose patience sometimes). Even so, I find the replies baffling.
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I have a problem with vigilantism, so tend to be a bit hair trigger. I'll work at it! Replies are utterly baffling! :)
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You’ll get there! At least you recognize the issue (many don’t). Such replies fascinate me; I’m very interested in how & why they arise
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Replies - I don't think people tend to be great at analogical reasoning. They don't find it easy to abstract, become fixated on the detail.
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Yes. It crops up regularly in the classroom/students’ assignments, & I wonder a great deal about how to address it.
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It’s no easy task without a dedicated course. (I’d really like to see Canadian unis make a logic/critical thinking course mandatory for all)
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Oh dear indeed. Utterly false analogy which has no relevance to the issue at hand. Good job.
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Your claim: witch hunts bad coz witches don't exist. McCarthyism = classic witch hunt. It was bad. But not because communists didn't exist.
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Oh good grief. Are you truly not aware that there were actual witch hunts? In the literal not metaphorical sense?
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