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I'm entitled to my opinion (or I have a right to my opinion) is an informal fallacy in which someone dismisses arguments against their position by asserting that they have a right to hold their own particular viewpoint. [1] [2] The statement exemplifies a red herring or thought-terminating cliché.
The editor then makes another edit, saying that human rights tend to be diminished under anarcho-statism. Again, as required, the editor adds a reference. In the next edit, the editor copyedits a sentence that discusses positive aspects of anarcho-statism, drastically reducing the sentence's length.
Avoid stating opinions as facts. Usually, articles will contain information about the significant opinions that have been expressed about their subjects. However, these opinions should not be stated in Wikipedia's voice. Rather, they should be attributed in the text to particular sources, or where justified, described as widespread views, etc.
Since you're jammed enough, we took an item off your to-do list by having psychologists share phrases to use instead of "I'm busy." Related: 11 Phrases to Use When Canceling Plans, According to ...
Often I find in articles with large amounts of debating such as *fDs, RfA and even just talk pages, there will be users who voice there views on the matter, but do not explain why. This simply leads to people ask the user why they feel that way, sometimes suspicion of sock puppetry, trolling or bad-faith, or the users vote pretty much being ...
Perspective-taking is the act of perceiving a situation or understanding a concept from an alternative point of view, such as that of another individual. [1]A vast amount of scientific literature suggests that perspective-taking is crucial to human development [2] and that it may lead to a variety of beneficial outcomes.
In the vernacular, this form of rhetorical question is called "rhetorical affirmation". The certainty or obviousness of the answer to a question is expressed by asking another, often humorous, question for which the answer is equally obvious. Popular examples include "Do bears shit in the woods?", "Is the sky blue?" and "Is the Pope Catholic?"
In 1770, the phrase "agree to disagree" appeared in print in its modern meaning when, at the death of George Whitefield, John Wesley wrote a memorial sermon which acknowledged but downplayed the two men's doctrinal differences: