r/hatethissmug • u/Sudden-Hoe-2578 • 10h ago

Non-fictional I HATE these "gotcha arguments"

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"Ohhh, look how I tricked this dumb dumb baby in my trap so now I am right and they are wrong. I'm so smaaart even though it does not adress the actual argument and adds nothing to the debate. They teach arabic numerals in school btw."

And these type of comments always get tons of likes

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u/Kuzcopolis 9h ago

It does prove that they're not forming their opinion based on facts, but feelings. If it's not a picture of a human fetus, why did they think it was? Not because of anything provable, that's for sure.

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u/maxixs 9h ago

why did they think it was?

the basic assumption of attempted relevance upon which all forms of conversation is based. I don't agree with them but come on man. what would you think it was