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[-] rimu@piefed.social 7 points 5 months ago

This is known as a "false dichotomy" and is very lame.

[-] Steve@communick.news 1 points 5 months ago

Is it?
Are you saying you would support bad people under the right circumstances?

[-] rimu@piefed.social 4 points 5 months ago
[-] Steve@communick.news 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm fully aware, and disagree.
Someone else called it a Slippery Slope. That's closer, but still not quite right.
It's actually Reductio ad Absurdum.
Which is a useful thought exorcise when analyzing many ideas.

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