The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago"Thought-Terminating Cliches"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up11.17Karrow-down122
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minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agoEnding an argument often involves dismissing dissent. The end of an argument is also the end of thought on that argument. You’re just rewording the original term, that you’re arguing against.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt ends the argument it doesn’t complete the argument. You’ve essentially just stopped talking about the topic. No consensus has been arrived at. Possibly because one was not possible.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYes, exactly what the screenshot says.
minus-squareSotuanduso@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s not productive to argue endlessly.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI was just joking about arguing endlessly, by carrying on an argument.
Ending an argument often involves dismissing dissent. The end of an argument is also the end of thought on that argument. You’re just rewording the original term, that you’re arguing against.
It ends the argument it doesn’t complete the argument.
You’ve essentially just stopped talking about the topic. No consensus has been arrived at. Possibly because one was not possible.
Yes, exactly what the screenshot says.
It’s not productive to argue endlessly.
I disagree.
Source?
I was just joking about arguing endlessly, by carrying on an argument.
No you weren’t.
Yeah they were.
No I wasnt
Source?