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I just dislike sensationalism.
If the truth isn’t enough, then I don’t want it.
You dislike the truth. You should watch Tobacco CEOs deny that cigarettes were an addiction.
https://youtu.be/A6B1q22R438
Hopefully Analog returns to Lemmy in far less than 12 days, and heavily edits their comments to reflect their error
Yeah, that was some serious ninja editing.
What editing? Didn’t edit either if those posts.
The comments I replied to were heavily edited after I replied. You can comment at the bottom with an Edit: and then explain what you changed. Otherwise, it is known as a ninja edit and it is generally frowned upon because it makes the conversations convoluted. Cheers!
Since you care deeply about truth or something, when will you be correcting your comments that, at best, lack huge amounts of truth that change the contents you put forth? At best, you accidentally skipped multiple paragraphs that contradict your claims. At less best, you knew better.
Post said he said a thing. He did not say the thing. Not complicated.
Could have worded the post title to be accurate: didn’t. Instead, lied.
Words matter. Truth matters. Interpretation is how you get religious people performing atrocities based on millennia old writings.
“[Asshole] Squirms Under Questioning, Refuses To Admit 16hrs A Day Is Addictive Behavior.”
Not hard.
Your comments now are a huge shift from
Seems that, in the interest of accuracy, you should update them, lest you be the thing you claim others are.
I recommend a re-read, my good buddy, of all my posts in this thread.
Truth. Not lies. Not conjecture.
This can be the truth that he was dodging the question.
Don’t say people said things they didn’t say. Simple.
Your original post was a lie, or dumb accident, through omission. And now that you know better, you are lying intentionally in it.
You know damn well they were talking about addiction and not tomatoes. And yet you dishonestly tell people those two things are the same.
Did the douchebag say exactly what the post title said he said?
Have you walked back your lie comparing the actual topic of addiction to the irrelevant topic of tomatoes? Make sure you post an explicit correction along with an apology.
"If the truth isn't enough, I don't want it." Please demonstrate.
You support lying. Good to know.
If you don’t understand the tomato comment, no wonder you’re having so much trouble with the interpretation and lying topics!
There's no way you can say that the inquiry was about tomatoes as much as it was about addiction. Not without being incredibly stupid or incredibly dishonest.
You are now intentionally leaving out multiple paragraphs of content that would prove the opposite, which adds to your deception.
Demonstrate a grain of honesty by fixing your lies and maybe you'll have a right to talk.
You really don’t understand and are just driving the point home the more you post. I feel kinda sorry for you.
Please defend your use of your lying false equivalency. Demonstrate your wisdom, Truth Seeker.
What do you think my original point was?
Yours was essentially “it doesn’t matter if he said addiction or not, he was dodging the question. All the evidence points towards him claiming that much usage is not an addiction.”
I told you what your point was. Over and over. And I told you how you were misleading (and now, just intentionally dishonest). Quite a few people seem to understand exactly what I told you.
So if you think there's a communication issue, it's on your side to fix.
You got it wrong and aren’t willing to recognize that. The fact that you can’t even paraphrase my point (no matter how wrong you think I am) shows just how out of your depth that you are.
The stupid/malicious dichotomy just keeps coming up with you, huh. How did you miss the explanations? Ditto for your original wrong comment.
Even if you think you are right, o arbiter of truth, apparently dozens of people disagree with your take when shown context. That's on you bro. Go fix it.
How can you be arguing with someone and not even know what their position is? No, none of your prior posts come close.
Naw, screw “know” - you’re fucking clueless. You have no idea and are screaming into the wind.
Even if you think you are right, o arbiter of truth, apparently dozens of people disagree with your take when shown context. That's on you bro. Go fix it.
You’re out here swinging on a straw man if you can’t restate what you think my position is, and have it be remotely accurate. Which, so far, you’re not even close.
Did I summarize your position well enough? Any clarifications?
Wrong.
Even if you think you are right, o arbiter of truth, apparently dozens of people disagree with your take when shown context. That's on you bro. Go fix it.
lol @ copy and paste. You’re committing a second logical fallacy: appeal to authority.
Still so wrong “bro”
lol you missed the duplicate the first time, yet another sign of your illiteracy. And you ignored it, typical of the belligerent hypocrite... But tell us, o wise one, what "authority" do you feel was appealed to?
Did not miss it just thought you were lazy, and I was right. You’ve never even heard of logical fallacies, have you?
Quick review: I fully understand your point, as demonstrated by you not correcting me, despite being repeatedly challenged to do so. You think you understand mine, but do not. And never have. Which is why you’re so full of yourself here. Again, laughably so.
You couldn’t argue your way out of a paper bag. Proof: this discussion. You don’t even know which way is up.
I do appreciate the fun though.
Wrong, I called you wrong already, you weird liar.
Your fault, even if I assume you might be right.
Genuinely, are you mentally well? I asked you what authority you think I'm appealing to. Am I speaking to a person or an LLM?
Oh my sweet summer child https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Appeal-to-Authority
What is the name of the authority you think I used?
Look at the examples in the link you posted.
Do I have to draw a picture for you, o smart one?
You really don’t get it? Oh my.
Let’s see if you can take the first baby step. What do you think my argument is? If you can’t do that then I can’t help you any more.
You accused me of an appeal to authority. Tell me the name of the authority.
We aren't switching topics until you actually finish your accusation (and we both know you're wrong and you can't), or I get a retraction and apology from you (also likely impossible).
I just want a tiny fraction of the truth you say you want.
You can’t do it, can you?
And you're broken as expected. You accused me of appeal to authority, that's the argument you chose to make.
O Truthful One: what authority
You can’t do it can you? Because you already did go back, recognized how badly you fucked up, and are now like a dog with a bone; too dumb to understand both original comment’s references and that saying “look how many ppl downvoted you” has zero bearing on factual correctness.
You keep saying you did state my point to ensure you understand it. Link it.
Is that your final answer on the "authority"? People? lol
Everything u say is a an intended distraction from your initial massive failure. Can’t handle being so wrong, can ya?
Ah the projection
Bro an appeal to authority requires an authority be appealed to, you capable of acknowledging that?
I explained that. You are a dog with a bone. Just as sharp too - can’t remember the question you’ve just been asked. And been asked so many times.
So. Many. Times.
And again, no you haven’t gotten it remotely right. You’re furious and you don’t even know about what.
Beating on a straw man. Furious, he sits at the straw man: everyone agrees you’re wrong! Why won’t you see!?!
I’m sitting over here like lol this has nothing to do with me. You go be mad at yo’ little self and the straw man. Get ‘im! rofl.
O wise LLM, what authority are you accusing me of appealing to
Take a break from being a hypocrite and realize that if the truth isn't enough, I don't want it.
Broken record bro.
You can't accuse me of appealing to authority if there was no authority. You either stupidly or maliciously lied. Time to admit it, even consider apologizing and not being a hypocrite for even a moment.
Potato.
"If the truth isn’t enough, then I don’t want it."
Says the person who hasn’t answered a single question.
There was no clearer way to admit you knew you were wrong from the very beginning. Especially when I asked you to state my argument and you couldn’t do it.
Can't hear you over your false accusation of appeal to authority
Not false. If you could read. Answer the first question first.
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