Normalizing fact-free arguments - it's like they're consciously refusing the top of the argument pyramid...and it's got more upvotes than this site has users :(

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[–]Menstrual_Krampus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Also, don't forget to actually look at the evidence when presented. Oftentimes people will use research to try to bolster a claim that the original scientists never intended.

[–]XirallicBolts 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So many people just look at the end numbers and ignore how the numbers are obtained.

For example: US has increased positive covid cases compared to other countries. I don't know how every state handles it, but where I live... If you test positive, they ask for everyone you've been in close contact with (15 minutes+) for the past two weeks. All those people are assumed positive. A single tested positive just became 30 reported cases.