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lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Ah, the “fallacy fallacy”? Got a nice example of that:


On “ackshyually”. I was trying to be succinct so I got sloppy, and the Wiki does have a good explanation of the fallacy, but basically: if you see an “ackshyually” in social media, it’s usually used for the sake of a red herring.

That’s because the ackshually isn’t just pedantic and irritating, it’s also distracting. It sounds like someone is contradicting you, without addressing the core argument, you know?

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