One that comes to mind for me: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?

  • biofaust@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “Let’s agree to disagree”.

    No, you asshole, we are getting to the bottom of this: you expose your reasoning for your position and I will do the same and this ends when reason doesn’t support anymore one of the 2 sides.

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      3 months ago

      Some things are truly just up to personal preference. “Agree to disagree” is a perfectly valid thing to say when discussing how to cook a steak in my opinion.

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      3 months ago

      Reason alone rarely if ever supports only one side or the other. You choose how you are weighting things; that’s an emotional response, not a logical one.

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        3 months ago

        Everyone answering me seems to not allow for the option that I may not counter the other person with an alternative I defend with reason. My dislike for that expression assumes that I find myself in a discussion over something worth defending with reason, otherwise there is no discussion in the first place.