• rgb3x3@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    It’s likely asked as a “gotcha” sort of question; a question that the asker is using to prove the answerer is on the side of the terrorists. There’s no nuance in that question.

    It’s meant as a leading question to derail legitimate discussion.

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      It’s meant as a leading question to derail legitimate discussion

      aka arguing in bad faith.

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      Pretty much like the “you pretend to have an ecological conscience but you have an iPhone and a car”.