someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?message-squaremessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1168arrow-down1message-squareAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square138fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·11 months agoThat is the finest example of begging the question I have seen in years! It’s really rare to see in the wild.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOooh, could you expand on that? I’ve always had a tough time identifying begging the question and a real example would help.
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoYou are MOST welcome, it took me ages to make it click, this is the best example I have found: How come the iPhone so popular? Because it’s the hottest thing on the market right now.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoHa! I’d discarded that as just a tautology and went looking for something else. TYVM.
That is the finest example of begging the question I have seen in years! It’s really rare to see in the wild.
Oooh, could you expand on that? I’ve always had a tough time identifying begging the question and a real example would help.
You are MOST welcome, it took me ages to make it click, this is the best example I have found:
How come the iPhone so popular?
Because it’s the hottest thing on the market right now.
Ha! I’d discarded that as just a tautology and went looking for something else.
TYVM.
YAMBB
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