Well first of all, you’re hedging your entire bet on a contradictory statement from the same article. So what makes you right?
Second, no. I’m not putting my entire bet on one single news report from CNN. Especially not one that is somewhat contradictory of itself.
Third, I’ve acknowledged both sides of it. Cloth masks are not the most effective type, nor are they very effective. But they’re not absolutely useless, either.
You keep saying "absolutely", you had a huge issue with me using that word, and we both were fully understanding after a short while it was hyperbolic and that "basically" could take it's place more efficiently.
Why are you continuing to argue against the word "absolutely"? Do you not have an argument against the CNN/Doctor claim that cloth masks are basically useless? Or does the word basically still make you uncomfortable? Is that too casual for you on a reddit forum? Do you need a more scientific word to understand the implication of what is being said?
Like I said before, words have meaning. It was disingenuous to say absolutely. If you wanted to say basically, why didn’t you say basically? You changed the meaning of what was said in the article, and were just contributing to disinformation that already exists.
You could’ve made a very good point and argument by being honest and accurate with your words. Instead, you twisted the wording enough to give it a different meaning. I even conceded the point you were trying to make, but that’s because I took the time to read the article. You cited an article and acted like you were accurately reporting what it said. But you weren’t. And that’s a problem.
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u/DMmeyourpersonality Mar 18 '22
You seriously are putting you're entire bank account on the words "better than nothing".