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Trent posted:The point is that some people ignore the principle of charity in order to correct someone on semantic minutiae, and attack largely irrelevant minor mistakes while ignoring the actual thrust of the argument. For an example of this, it's like someone repeatedly pointing out when people concerned about racism misstate facts or make other mistakes in their arguments*. While their arguments are technically correct, it doesn't change the fact that the main thrust of their opponents' arguments (that racism is a big issue) is still true. This is why such tactics are often (and usually correctly) treated as an attempt to derail discussion about important issues. *I want to clarify that pointing out these mistakes is fine. The problem is when pointing out those mistakes is literally all you do. It's okay if you say something along the lines of "I agree _____ is an issue, but you're wrong about ______."
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