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MrFilmKritic on Twitter has the answer for you.
Yeah, I decided this a couple years ago unless someone seems unusually reasonable. No source will ever be good enough. The block button is the best way forward for most people who ask for a source. Because you can tell most people think asking for one is "winning" as soon as it's asked
a claim made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence
Unless it's common knowledge or easily sourced.
no. support your claims
🫡 Really
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those examples I could accept but I think a lot of people use imparted wisdom as "common knowledge" and we should drill down on any claim that is disputed.
Prove it.
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/study-skills/critical-thinking/using-evidence-to-support-your-argument/
you see that you just did, right? it's tautological.
Yes, my friend, I did see.
This is false actually. Any claim can be dismissed and evidence doesn't matter because nobody cares. The best way to convince people of things is with cheap psychological parlor tricks
black pilled as fuck
Twitter is bad.
Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
The hero we deserve.
No source needed, carry on.
Lets not forget that it's about more than just that person. It's about the massive pile of data on the internet that will be read in the future and trawled for chatbot training.