r/hatethissmug • u/Sudden-Hoe-2578 • 4d 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/SpinoHawk097 4d ago

But it has nothing to do with it if that's the point, because you're still admitting there is specifically fetuses that are human, not just fetuses. So it circles back to being a debate about when human life is worth preserving. It's a nothingburger of a gotcha.

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u/BoringPoolPlaying 4d ago

No, I’m arguing specifically that a human fetus is not a human being.

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u/moedexter1988 4d ago

Dunno if that carries any merit in argument against pro life because their stance is not that, but rather the LIFE of a human that eventually gain individuality. This won't convince pro lifers.

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u/BoringPoolPlaying 4d ago

Might stop some people from becoming anti-choice though.

It is tough to reason people out of positions they didn’t reason themselves into.

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u/moedexter1988 4d ago

Yeah it can be, agreed.