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[–] rimu@piefed.social 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is known as a "false dichotomy" and is very lame.

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is it?
Are you saying you would support bad people under the right circumstances?

[–] rimu@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm fully aware, and disagree.
Someone else called it a Slippery Slope. That's closer, but still not quite right.
It's actually Reductio ad Absurdum.
Which is a useful thought exorcise when analyzing many ideas.