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jmbar2

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9. "Both sides are equally bad", AKA "false equivalence"

Reply to indusurb (Reply #7)

Sat May 10, 2025, 08:45 AM

May 2025

One of many rhetorical tactics used to weaken opposition movements. There is no evidence to support that the current Democratic party has the degree of graft and corruption as the current Republican party. There may be isolated cases, but definitely not equivalent.

In bothsidesism, false information and ill-formed arguments may be presented as equally valid responses to arguments based in reality. Bothsidesism in journalism makes it difficult for audiences to differentiate between baseless claims and rigorous reporting, all while simultaneously legitimizing bad actors.

https://democracytoolkit.press/resources/avoid-both-sidesism-journalism-tips/

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Why Magats get What They Want [View all] gab13by13 May 2025 OP

It's more than Congressional Democrats. no_hypocrisy May 2025 #1

You know I agree with you on this, gab13by13. Scrivener7 May 2025 #2

I get a dozen texts every day to donate to Democrats gab13by13 May 2025 #3

Absolutely no question that EVERY elected Democratic rep should be doing a town hall. Scrivener7 May 2025 #4

The town hall that MSNBC did over the fired Federal workers gab13by13 May 2025 #5

I would vote for a fire hydrant if one primaried him. Scrivener7 May 2025 #6

Part of the reason is that many of our Democratic Senators and Representatives indusurb May 2025 #7

"Both sides are equally bad", AKA "false equivalence" jmbar2 May 2025 #9

Tariffs Are The Largest Tax Increase In History modrepub May 2025 #8

Tariff money doesn't end up in the treasury gab13by13 May 2025 #10

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