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MineralMan

(147,858 posts) Fri Mar 29, 2019, 02:55 PM Mar 2019

Saying the Same Thing Multiple Times Does Not Make It True [View all]

However, it tends to make it unforgettable.

For example, everyone knows the Bible Verse John 3:16. That does not mean that it is a true statement, but everyone is familiar with it.

On the other hand, posting the same thing over and over again online is usually seen as a weak argument, if not outright spam.

That's why I try never to repeat myself in the same place.
That's why I try never to repeat myself in the same place.
That's why I try never to repeat myself in the same place.

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Saying the Same Thing Multiple Times Does Not Make It True [View all] MineralMan Mar 2019 OP

No Collusion!!! Witch Hunt!!! marylandblue Mar 2019 #1

A perfect example of the phenomenon. MineralMan Mar 2019 #2

No whataboutism! You're the whataboutism!! trotsky Mar 2019 #3

Does too. Times infinity. Pope George Ringo II Mar 2019 #4

Agreed. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #5

Repeating a flawed definition does not make it a good definition, and alternatively, marylandblue Mar 2019 #7

But if that definition is actually in other sources, including a source cited by some here, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #9

There are several conclusions that could be drawn. In my case, marylandblue Mar 2019 #10

It's a propaganda technique Major Nikon Mar 2019 #6

"It's a propaganda technique" mitch96 Mar 2019 #8

But what about edhopper Mar 2019 #11

Misframing! Lordquinton Mar 2019 #12