Robert Arvay wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:38 pm
Jim Cross
I wouldn't trust anything Tucker Carlson says.
This fallacy seems to be commonplace.
Not, "is it true," but who said it?
THAT is what matters?
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If somebody regularly lies and distorts the truth, are more or less likely to believe them? Would you take whatever they say as likely true? Or would you be skeptical and more inclined to double check its veracity?
The "fallacy" you are talking about is the simple common sense of not believing everything you are told. That should be applied to everything from everybody but it should apply doubly so for people with a known history of promoting falsehoods.
You're dealing with opinion, not fact.
EVERYBODY who makes political commentary is accused of lying by those who merely disagree.
Therefore, it matters not who said something, even if you think--THINK--that they are liars.
What matters is what they said, and whether the facts back them up.
In the case at hand, Tucker is reporting on exactly the same story as was reported in the NY Times, the New Yorker, and other leftist outlets.
If you think there is a lie, it is your responsibility to cite what the lie is, and present factual evidence.
If two sources say the same thing, is one of them lying, but the other is truthful?
If you cannot cite the "lies," then perhaps you should confront your own bias, and let's face it, very few people do that.
In today's discourse, it is no longer "I am right and you are wrong." It is, "I am virtuous, and you are the embodiment of pure evil, and therefore, no one should believe a word you say--you should be silenced."
So sad.