• NewNewAccount@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    That’s OP’s claim.

    No it’s not.

    OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults.

    But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved.

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      23 minutes ago

      OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames.

      Post-Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc Fallacy. “Cults give nicknames, therefore if you give someone a nickname you’re a cult” doesn’t logically follow.

      you likely have an inherent bias

      Casual Fallacy. The existence of individual bias does nothing to affirm or reject a claim

      If we were weighting on bias, your extreme reaction to a casual anecdote would disqualify your observations immediately.