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Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by jjkaczor on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:44PM (#28947195)
"but that terminology/connection was made by the media"

She put enough of her thoughts and 'research' into her post that it was a 'dog whistle' for like-minded-thinkers.

You do not always have to explicitly say something, to actually say something...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)

Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by rglover on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:20PM (#28947791)
No. This is a rationalization for a belief that is incorrect.
Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by jjkaczor on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:30PM (#28948944)
It can be both. Typically one doesn't need to rationalize publically - by posting this thing to a large enough audience, this was past the point of rationalization - but was instead performative and seeking agreement/attention and acknowledgment.

And rather than stating the incorrect belief explicitly, she was using dog-whistle rhetoric techniques.

Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by rglover on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:35PM (#28949027)
Again, you're rationalizing. You're making assumptions about her intent without any evidence to the contrary. This sort of thinking is the exact problem. You're finding your own conclusion, accepting it as fact, and then (in the case of the media) promoting that as what took place. That's a lie, no matter how you twist it.
Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by jjkaczor on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:06PM (#28949437)
The lie is pretending that people who post statements on a platform like Twitter and have a wide-spread audience or follower-base do not have any intent.

The lie is pretending that someones' written words are not actually enough evidence to show their intent.

The lie is pretending that statements exist completely isolated from any cultural or historical context. Marjorie Taylor Green has a well documented history of making very controversial statements.

The lie is ignoring the fact that time and time again conspiracy theorists keep bringing up the same scapegoats. Perhaps you are simply unaware that historically, attempting to link things with "Rothschild" is a very long-standing anti-semetic conspiracy and a known dog whistle.

Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by rglover on Thursday October 21, 2021 @04:56PM (#28950742)
> The lie is pretending that people who post statements on a platform like Twitter and have a wide-spread audience or follower-base do not have any intent.

Assumption.

> The lie is pretending that someones' written words are not actually enough evidence to show their intent.

Assumption.

> The lie is pretending that statements exist completely isolated from any cultural or historical context. Marjorie Taylor Green has a well documented history of making very controversial statements.

Assumption.

> The lie is ignoring the fact that time and time again conspiracy theorists keep bringing up the same scapegoats.

Generalization.

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You're desperate to align reality with your opinion and offering nothing but characters attacks and assumptions as argumentation.

Re:People who jump to conclusions show other kinds of thinki... by loopz on Thursday October 21, 2021 @09:32PM (#28952842)
Ditto. Wether someone is "insincere" or not matters less when one can judge their words and actions.