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[โ€“] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, honestly, "EVEN" should be "ESPECIALLY", as spouting absurdities as fact to make one's next statements sound reasonable is a common brainwashing tactic.

"I'm not interested in your 1+1=5 pyramid scheme. What's that? It's a religion? I didn't ask and I've now gone from annoyed to feeling threatened. Please stop talking to me."

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

spouting absurdities as fact to make one's next statements sound reasonable is a common brainwashing tactic.

Yeah, it's how Ben Shapiro keeps "winning" debates with college students who aren't familiar enough with rhetorical fallacies:

"let's say that [absurdly incorrect but reasonable-sounding on the surface assumption]", followed by a conclusion that's inescapable when accepting that premise.