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/the_elliottman 8h ago

Because it showcases how uneducated on the topic the person arguing it is.

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u/Sudden-Hoe-2578 7h ago

Not necessarily. Even if he was normally able to distinguish them, based on context, he assumed that it was a baby fetus.

Let's say that we're arguing about wether a historical person actually existed. I make the point "This independent historical record references them, so I believe they existed." You then show a picture of the person and ask "So you think that this person existed", to which I answer yes. You then say "Actually, this is a 17th century nobleman, who just happens to look very similiar to our historical person. But because you identified him wrong, your whole point is false."

Based upon context, one does not check twice wether the picture is actually accurate, because one assumes it will be the correct one.