Saturday, October 10, 2020

About truth

Lots of folks are calling each other dishonest, and untruthful these days. And I feel compelled to offer a bit of wisdom I have learned in my years on earth. As regards to arguments about "truth", one must pay attention to:
https://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/

Because, you see, quite frequently, people are NOT being truthful - but they ARE trying to be persuasive. You want to try and persuade somebody? Twist the picture a little. Make it look like something that person wants to see, right?