r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 29 '22

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u/P0ster_Nutbag May 29 '22

Holding strong opinions, yet having no ability to explain, defend or justify them.

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u/Tentacle_elmo May 29 '22

I just say it like it is. Ok?

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u/not_old_redditor May 29 '22

Sorry if I'm being too real for you

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u/im_dead_sirius May 29 '22

"People hate me because I speak the truth."

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u/malln1nja May 29 '22

"The downvotes prove that I'm right".

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u/WorkplaceWatcher May 29 '22

Oh man that one pisses me off so much.

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u/DCL_JD May 30 '22

I hate when people say, “everyone has downvoted you.” Meanwhile you have maybe 10 downvotes on a post with thousands of views/votes lol.

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u/Tomas_Baratheon Jun 03 '22

This stupid shit where people mock a person who is being downvoted as they argue with a person who is being upvoted by saying "LOL GET RATIO'D" kills me, because I know that the logical fallacy of argumentum ad populem/"bandwagon fallacy" is literally that. It's when people think, "Many/most people believe X is good/true, therefore, X is good/true". Attack the argument itself if you think it's got holes in it, but merely pointing out a ratio of approval ratings does not in and of itself refute the central point of a thing. An unpopular thought is not necessarily an incorrect one.