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:"Bad Opinions" (https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2051:_Bad_Opinions). I did a site search on the word "Opinions" to find it. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 18:49, 12 November 2018 (UTC) | :"Bad Opinions" (https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2051:_Bad_Opinions). I did a site search on the word "Opinions" to find it. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 18:49, 12 November 2018 (UTC) | ||
− | I dunno if it's such a terrible opinion. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable use of the animals -- make them productive (albeit for a limited time) rather than a (lengthy) drain on resources. | + | I dunno if it's such a terrible opinion. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable use of the animals -- make them productive (albeit for a limited time) rather than a (lengthy) drain on resources. |
− | + | <----You must have some awful friends! [[Special:Contributions/172.68.58.53|172.68.58.53]] 10:19, 13 November 2018 (UTC) | |
The post in the comic reminds me of some of the "straw man" arguments I've seen over the years - <b>make up</b> a horrific argument for the purposes of shooting it down, in an effort to create support for the opposite argument. It's a deplorable, but regrettably common, social media tactic these days. In the comic, this would imply (falsely) that the poster's other friends support the awful argument. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.10|162.158.78.10]] 12:20, 13 November 2018 (UTC) | The post in the comic reminds me of some of the "straw man" arguments I've seen over the years - <b>make up</b> a horrific argument for the purposes of shooting it down, in an effort to create support for the opposite argument. It's a deplorable, but regrettably common, social media tactic these days. In the comic, this would imply (falsely) that the poster's other friends support the awful argument. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.10|162.158.78.10]] 12:20, 13 November 2018 (UTC) |