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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by vivalapivo@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Are they constantly imagining that they are talking to UNREASONABLE individuals?

I do not come from the US, but in somewhat lefty or centrist spaces I can't see this style.

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[-] Naich@lemmings.world 17 points 4 days ago
[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 16 points 4 days ago

No no, it goes more like

You are WRONG

[-] Naich@lemmings.world 14 points 4 days ago
[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago
[-] Naich@lemmings.world 8 points 4 days ago
[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

No it ISN'T, it's just CONTRADICTION.

[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

Don't your LIBERAL schools teach the important difference between contradiction and TAUTOLOGY?

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is a monty python reference to an argument sketch, if I recall correctly.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

No it isn't.

(Yes, you're correct)

[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

and so on and so on and so on

[-] katkit@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

See, works WAY better!

this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
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