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You're building a straw-man. Before trying to argue against a position you should try to understand it.


On a similar note, if you're going to tell someone they're wrong about something, you owe it to them to explain why. Otherwise they won't (nor should they) take your feedback seriously.


I did. I said the person was building a straw-man and can solve it by understanding the topic more. That means research free market capitalism then present an argument.


IMO if you're going to tell someone they're attacking a strawman, you should point out specifically what they've got wrong about their opponent's argument. Otherwise any random person in the world can simply say, "Strawman, read more plz".




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