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• FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You think I’m basing my perception based on a social media post? That’s very observant.

  You’re right.

  I am responding to a social media post and so my perception of that social media post is based on a social media post (specifically the one that I’m responding to).

  The difference between my comment and their comment is that they present their statement as a fact and I indicate uncertainty.

  I don’t know the person, I may be wrong and they may have the statistics to back up their fact claim. Since I didn’t know for sure I wrote:

  I may be wrong, but I would guess

  This indicates that I am not confident in my answer but it is the current top hypothesis among many.

  I assume (<- see, indicating uncertainty) that they don’t have this data and are simply making it up.

  As far as WHY they are making it up

  Considering that social media is the top news source for most people. (Since this is a fact claim, here is a source: niemanlab.org/…/for-the-first-time-social-media-o…). If you don’t know about a person you have to assume an average person. An average person is more likely to receive their news from social media.

  I don’t think it’s uncontroversial to say that AI is a divisive topic online and so guessing that this person’s perceptions are built on misinformation about AI posted on social media seems to be a pretty rational conclusion based on the facts that I have before me.

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  • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You sure love your weasel words.

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I think maybe you don’t know what ‘weasel words’ mean.

      The passage does not contain significant weasel words. It acknowledges uncertainty explicitly with phrases like “I may be wrong,” “I would guess,” and “I assume,” which actually counteract weasel wording by qualifying claims. The author distinguishes between fact and opinion, admits lack of knowledge about the individual, and provides a source for a factual claim about social media as a news source. Overall, the language is transparent about uncertainty rather than using vague or evasive phrasing to appear more confident than warranted.

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      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Dear lord. You’ve upgraded to weasel paragraphs.

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