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)