• Javi@feddit.uk
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    1 month ago

    Perhaps they genuinely thought I wasn’t aware that not everyone smokes weed, but it came across as though they were being defensive over something that was meant as a throwaway statement.

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        1 month ago

        Fuck yeah.

        Rhetorical questions are fun to put together and also to tear down bad takes, but it takes a lot practice which is why debate clubs in schools and communities are so critical.

        Pathos, logos, ethos, my dudes.

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          1 month ago

          Exactly my point. Starting a debate over a comment is defensive in nature.

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            1 month ago

            I’m literally saying the opposite.

            People need to learn to debate ideas and digest imperfect expressions from others by engaging in curiosity, not judgement.

            Ask more questions, assume less.

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        1 month ago

        You do you mate; but I’d say there are better hobbies out there.

        Besides, I never asked how many people smoked weed, so you weren’t answering a question at all, You were just being belligerent.