Or negative. See "depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."
But generally, IMO, it (sophistry) is an effective strategy. It is used to advance misleading narratives and at the same time protect against criminal charges of perjury or false statements.
Omg you guys! I just had the most horrible experience!
I have about 4 windows open and I was following a thread that I thought was this one. Only, it’s weird cos none of you guys were there.
And, get this - people were nagging other people to supply the links to the info they posted!!! And and no one got snarky about it (well, I did in my head, thinking “look, we’re all busy, sometimes we remember the linky, sometimes we don’t...we all just kinda acccept the info as presented”...
and then I looked again to make sure that none of you were there and I thought “Oh, crap, something really bad happened and no one is posting....Oh no, Toto, we’re not in Q-ville anymore!!
And THEN, finally, when I saw Hitlery flying passt on her broomstick, I finally looked up at the title of the thread. “Stupid Thread about How ValJar’s Daughter Works for CNN”. Whew! Hit the red button and got outta there!
I missed you guys!