• Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Seems like often ambiguous topic seem like the things both sides of any argument focus on and dig heels in about.

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      6 months ago

      Certainly true. On one hand, ambiguous topics are a convenient way to discredit one’s enemies by ascribing the more extreme position to them. On the other hand, they can just as easily be a dog whistle or motte-and-bailey argument.

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        6 months ago

        I also wonder if when we talk about foreign and domestic troll farms if those are the topics they push.

        Its like the Facebook math questions “8÷2(2×2)=?” Which gets thousands and thousands of engagement and people all arguing not knowing better or they do know better and attempt to explain.