This is a technique of the GOP, to take dry humor + sarcasm literally and “fact check” it. Like the “world ending in 12 years” thing, you’d have to have the social intelligence of a sea sponge to think it’s literal. But the GOP is basically Dwight from The Office so who knows.https://twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1127600111952044032 …
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@ScottAdamsSays, I know you don't think gaslighting is a thing, but this is the closest I've seen to gaslighting one's *own supporters* (I'm assuming here that sea sponges would be on the "low" range of social intelligence)17 replies 21 retweets 488 likes -
It seemed obvious to me at the time that it was not intended to be a literal.
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Liar is not in evidence. Hyperbole is.
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To be clear, which statement are you defending as hyperbole? The original "12 years" claim or the "sarcasm and dry humor" one which is the actual point of this thread? Because I think one's hyperbole and one's a lie.
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You seriously can’t sort that out without my help?
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Sorry, I'll try on my own. Rereading: "Liar is not in evidence", it seems your stance is neither are lies and therefore the "12 years" statement must have been dry humor. Wait, dry humor, not hyperbole? Okay, turns out I can't figure it out on my own after all. A little help?
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It just means she was speaking in a non-literal way she intended to be interesting.
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