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intrepidity

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5. Andersen frequently battles straw men, from my observation

Reply to al bupp (Reply #4)

Fri May 14, 2021, 12:34 AM

May 2021

He's very convincing when he argues for a position that is not the *actual* point of contention. As in those tweets above, he makes plenty of assumptions about what Baltimore meant by his comment, and then argues those points.

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Investigate the origins of COVID-19 [View all] intrepidity May 2021 OP

my understanding is that the reason it is important to janterry May 2021 #1

Fauci himself was quite clear this question needs more research & investigation al bupp May 2021 #2

Andersen is being glib about the issue intrepidity May 2021 #3

Unless a Twitter thread makes it so, I fail to see any glibness on Anderson's part al bupp May 2021 #4

Andersen frequently battles straw men, from my observation intrepidity May 2021 #5