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Posted: April 12 2024 at 10:36

^Maybe you forgot that you use Gish gallops as a debating technique? Wink

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Posted: April 12 2024 at 11:37

^ Indeed, it is...

omphaloskepsis wrote:

When it comes to politics and culture, Le Monde and Wikipedia are left-leaning.

Hehe, saying that they are left leaning will probably be received as hilarious by many here in France. But well, if that is your opinion, it is your opinion. Just don't take it as a given...

I did not ask you to prove that God does not exist.

I know, but apparently you didn't understand the analogy: it is impossible to prove the non-existence of something/anything. Maybe it would have less "disturbed" you if I'd said that I cannot prove that the Unicorn doesn't exist...

The uni-party is a description of their voting and reporting behavior.

OK, thanks. This is at least some kind of a definition (not that I agree with it, but that's another thing).

You mention quite a few publications. It would take me all day to provide evidence that all the publications you mention lean left and/or are uniparty. CNBC is pure left.

Apparently, you discredit everything you label as "left". It has been apparent to me that you prefer to filter the information that comes to you by its correspondence to your own ideological bias. That's fine if you want to comfort your own ideas, but it is not very scientific (for someone who on more than one occasion - in several trheads here on PA in these last years - has claimed to be "scientific" in her approach of things).

Some of the publications you mention are uni-party or what some folks call "controlled opposition". That said, I can show lies in any publication you mention. Choose the publication that you think is the most accurate, and I will provide evidence that that publication lies to benefit the left.

Oh, I leave the choice up to you, because I'm confident to be able to deconstruct your "evidence"...

Please point out where I use deflection to obscure the main topic and explain how it is deflection. It's easy to make an accusation. When I make an accusation, I provide an example and explain my logic.

Well, Covid-19, Taliban, Biden's supposed Alzheimer... Not that these topics could suscitate some discussion on teetering democracies, but it is mainly distracting attention, especially in the line of our last exchanges. See the Gish gallop remark above...

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Posted: April 12 2024 at 12:08

progaardvark wrote:

^Maybe you forgot that you use Gish gallops as a debating technique? Wink

But often defeated with Brandolini's Law. Tongue

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Posted: April 14 2024 at 11:55

Closing this thread as things, as usual when it comes to such topics, got heated and insulting and there have been complaints.

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