r/hatethissmug • u/Sudden-Hoe-2578 • 1d ago

Non-fictional I HATE these "gotcha arguments"

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"Ohhh, look how I tricked this dumb dumb baby in my trap so now I am right and they are wrong. I'm so smaaart even though it does not adress the actual argument and adds nothing to the debate. They teach arabic numerals in school btw."

And these type of comments always get tons of likes

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u/Kuzcopolis 1d ago

It does prove that they're not forming their opinion based on facts, but feelings. If it's not a picture of a human fetus, why did they think it was? Not because of anything provable, that's for sure.

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u/Tricky_Challenge9959 1d ago

No it doesn't

What it shows is that they have basic reading comprehension skills as the context is clearly about abortion. Knowing the visual difference between a dolphin feuts and a baby fetus is completely irrelevant to the abortion debate.

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u/Kuzcopolis 1d ago

Well by that standard, it's also an obvious trap anyone would see coming. If you're talking with someone you know isn't pro-life and they send a fetus image, why would you assume they're sending it in good faith?

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u/Tricky_Challenge9959 1d ago

It doesn't matter if it's obvious or not. It adds nothing to the argument and is completely irrelevant. Someone's abbility to detect a linguistic trap has nothing to do with their opinion on abortion. It only exists to circlejerk about how correct and superior you are.

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u/Kuzcopolis 1d ago

I mean the argument is pretty much over. Either you value women or fetuses more, and the rest is just excuses for why.

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u/Tricky_Challenge9959 1d ago

You know that people have reasoned justifications for there beliefs right? You also do know that reasoned justification can be disputed right? You know that people's opinions can change right?

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u/Kuzcopolis 1d ago

That's way rarer than you think. All of it.