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Propaganda Debunking

WriteWrong

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3. Excellent, if it's right-wingers you're arguing with

Reply to RitchieRich (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:47 PM

Jun 2012

Maybe I just avoid them, but I don't run into them often. Who I do run into often is the postmodernist anti-science, anti-empiricism (it's an evil racist white thing) crowd. How do you talk to people who (presumably) want to be progressive but reject empiricism? Is this the right place to ask?

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Logical Fallacy [View all] RitchieRich Jun 2012 OP

I've noticed a lot of animosity between DU members RitchieRich Jun 2012 #1

Thank you for this post Neoplebe Jun 2012 #2

Thank you for reading it! RitchieRich Jun 2012 #5

Fuck that... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #6

Excellent, if it's right-wingers you're arguing with WriteWrong Jun 2012 #3

I treat everywhere here as the right place to ask questions. :) RitchieRich Jun 2012 #4

A great example of the anthrocentric fallacy Bolo Boffin Jul 2012 #7