new Sin I've noticed: using shitty (weak) arguments for things Spose you have some preference or normative belief, and you try to justify a policy implied by this belief using a transparently (to someone who doesnt share your preference) dumb argument with a positive component
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Replying to @eigenrobot
tbh i am more frustrated when folks i agree with do this than those i disagree with, presumably because I subconsciously feel like they should know better (or i have more confidence that a less dumb argument can be used for the same ends)
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Replying to @justinmduke
yes! same. It makes it easier to pattern match my good arguments into "yeah bullshit we've hear this song and dance"
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