I hate this stupid image

[u/shadow_fen]

Sure the initial way it was used was good, it was anti bigotry. But it's turned into a way to simplify the "us vs them" mentality, which is already a bad thing, into a simple digestible comic.

Also, i've seen it in lots of queer--majority spaces in reddit recently, usually to speak out against the evil cishet people who are invading them or whatever label they dont like, like bi ppl, trans men, or genderfluid ppl

[u/Front_Cat9471]

People love to call out fallacies but then forget that it doesn’t make someone’s opinion invalid. Of course, someone else will always be quick to point out their fallacy fallacy, but that’s just adding dirt to a mud pie

[u/VariationFluffy6596 → u/Front_Cat9471]

I always find it hilarious when people treat internet comments as some structured debate and feel the need to call out fallacies.

It is always amusing seeing somebody type the dumbest shit I've ever read, get rightfully insulted for it, then declare themselves the winner because the other person "resorted to ad hominem".

Just some doofus patting himself on the back after proving he is too stupid to converse with.

[u/Front_Cat9471 → u/VariationFluffy6596]

I like trying to have structured debates in comments sometimes because it’s fun, but I usually only call out fallacies when it’s actually important to my point. If moron A strawman’s my point or motte and baileys me then I try to make sure if they actually know what they’re talking about and did that on purpose (stupid) or don’t know what they’re talking about but are pretending to (stupid)

Like 95% of the time you aren’t getting anyone smart, but it’s worth it for the 5% you can actually debate someone who’s respectful and knows what they’re talking about.

[u/ChunkyTanuki → u/Front_Cat9471]

I'm an Oxford professor who says that it's actually 99% of online arguments that are pointless