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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

We all understand how exaggeration works. @[email protected] linked the article, clearly indicating it's not the same article with the same word as the exaggeration. After that, @[email protected] was willing to be clearer, but you had already removed the thread from being about the topic of whether or not this bias indicator has any value. Now it never returned to the point being obviously initially made

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

careful you don’t sprain something with those mental gymnastics!

We all understand how exaggeration works

clearly you know how to lie badly in an attempt to cover another pile of lies, but not how to lie well enough to convince someone smart than a small woodland creature— or yourselves.

you know what would be impressive? if any of you could just admit you made a mistake and dropped this whole charade.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What more do you want than "I was exaggerating"? Once that was said, this whole BS could've just stopped. You then say "ok, now that we're clear that you were exaggerating, how different are these articles?" But we never got there, because you derailed.

Request an edit if you really think it's so misleading, I'm sure @[email protected] would've initially just edited if you were so concerned that this "lie" would mislead others. Now I doubt it, because you've proven to be acting in bad faith by not just accepting the explanation and continuing the initial discussion, but you had that chance.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

should have just called him names to begin with, this was one of the most pathetic interactions i've had online in recent memory

although i guess it's possible he's like 11 and can't really come up with anything else

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Also they seem to have 7 likes on a lot of comments, or just above it. Get the feeling there's some real bot/alt account stuff going on because I cannot imagine anyone liking it lol, let alone a consistent number as you go down the chain.

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