• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a tea trolley.

    Right now the reality is the Donald Trump is going to take office because a lot of people didn’t vote for the alternative.

    All the ‘what if…?’ games in the world isn’t going to change that.

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      Thank you for the opportunity to teach.

      If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a tea trolley.

      Minimization.

      Right now the reality is the Donald Trump is going to take office because a lot of people didn’t vote for the alternative.

      Red herring.

      All the ‘what if…?’ games in the world isn’t going to change that.

      Minimization.

      This is a bit better than typical nonsense because there’s two tactics in a sandwich. Next is usually ad hominem. But, this one may have another trick up their sleeve.

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        Simply naming fallacies isn’t teaching. The point of learning fallacies isn’t so that you can just name them and feel like you’ve made a point.

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        Right now the reality is the Donald Trump is going to take office because a lot of people didn’t vote for the alternative.

        Red herring.

        You’re going to have to explain that in detail. Trump got more votes. He won. How is that anything except a cold, hard fact?