I can count on one hand the number of people I know who have ever considered counter arguments to their own points.
Relatively speaking, logical reasoning to justify decisions/beliefs is a new concept for humans. Its not built in for us. The vast majority of people make a decision based on their feelings and then try and find arguments to defend it after the fact. And they'll latch onto whatever shit you give them - no matter how stupid or flawed.
And even when they have good arguments, they don't know why those arguments are better than others. Its often just entirely coincidental that they have such a strong argument backing up their feelings.
Just because both positions aren't equal, doesnt mean the average person from both sides isnt equally illogical. It just so happens that one of them has lucked into being right.
I agree with you, but this is tangential to my comment.
I speak regarding those that make decisions (such as the party leaders, their cabinet members, and their major donors), not the average person that barely makes decisions in their own life.
I can count on one hand the number of people I know who have ever considered counter arguments to their own points.
Seems intellectually boring. I know plenty of people that don't consider counter arguments, but most of them consciously choose to stay in their own lanes, their own fields of expertise.
Seems like you are trying to stretch to make your reply relevant then. Not sure why you would think the silly scenario they described would be party leadership instead of just assuming it was 2 average people.
Ah, I see your point and it is valid: I appreciate you making it.
False equivalency is a bit of a pet-peeve of mine, especially when it is used to legitimize apathy and laziness, as is often done regarding politics. Between seeing it and someone saying, "It's perfect." I replied before thinking it through.
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u/FirexJkxFire 3d ago
My dude - most people are.
I can count on one hand the number of people I know who have ever considered counter arguments to their own points.
Relatively speaking, logical reasoning to justify decisions/beliefs is a new concept for humans. Its not built in for us. The vast majority of people make a decision based on their feelings and then try and find arguments to defend it after the fact. And they'll latch onto whatever shit you give them - no matter how stupid or flawed.
And even when they have good arguments, they don't know why those arguments are better than others. Its often just entirely coincidental that they have such a strong argument backing up their feelings.
Just because both positions aren't equal, doesnt mean the average person from both sides isnt equally illogical. It just so happens that one of them has lucked into being right.