Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Bring in the “alternates”…

Thinking about alt-facts and alt-truths today.  What exactly are they?

  • Subjective facts, seeking objective status
  • The “other side of the story”
  • Inconvenient facts/truths, dressed up in sheep’s (or wolf's) clothing
  • Merely valid counterpoints
  • The slings and arrows of deflection (aka, Carville’s “look over there at the little birdie”)
  • Other


Q1: How do you see “alt-facts/truths”?


Q2: Do alt-facts/truths have a place in argument?  If yes, how so?  I.e., when should they be “pulled out” (as a useful weapon)?


Discuss.


(by PrimalSoup)



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