Re:Katie's New Face
by stronglikedan on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @05:54PM
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People who don't think just like you != people who can't think for themselves.
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That's not their argument, you are making a much stronger claim than they are.
Re:Katie's New Face
by stronglikedan on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @06:37PM
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> not their argument
It's a direct quote from their comment.
no it is not, unless you are taking liberties with the word "direct"
> people who can't think for themselves.
It's literally word for word from the comment.
yes, if you cut it in half. Not dishonest at all
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you may not be aware of what "!=" means. They are saying that "people who can't think for themselves" -- the original argument -- are not the same as "people who don't think just like you" -- which is their rebuttal.
I'm aware of what "!=" means, thanks. The rebuttal was saying that just because people think differently from OP, doesn't mean they can't think for themselves. OP never said that people who think differently from them can't think for themselves, they specified a type of people who can't think for themselves, a group much smaller than "everyone who thinks differently".