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		ryandrake on April 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who’s behind the “reopen” domain surge? It’s literally the “Both Sides” fallacious argument. Cherry pick a tiny handful of tweets from one side and compare it with the constant torrent of communication in multiple media forms over months... and claim that shows both sides are equally bad.

mturmon on April 21, 2020 [–]

Yes. This argument style passed its sell-by date long ago and I have lost patience with those who practice it.

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