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Brandolini's law, also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle, is an internet adage coined in 2013 by Alberto Brandolini, an Italian programmer, that emphasizes the effort of debunking misinformation, in comparison to the relative ease of creating it in the first place.
It is easier to destroy than create. Any damn fool can predict the past. History never repeats itself. Ethics change with technology. There ain't no justice. (often abbreviated to TANJ) Anarchy is the least stable of social structures. It falls apart at a touch. There is a time and place for tact. And there are times when tact is entirely ...
Image credits: Donaldson Collection/Getty Images #4 Kate Beckinsale “I’ve been a makeup artist in the industry for over a decade and have never come across a lipstick or pencil that plumps the ...
In this case, making the criticism is not necessarily deemed wrong, and its purpose is respected; rather, it is claimed that the same goal could be better achieved via a different route. Constructive advices are often suggestions for improvement – how things could be done better or more acceptably.
Better Living Through Criticism is a book by A. O. Scott on the societal role of criticism. [1] Synopsis. In the book, Scott delves into the significance and impact ...
Journalist and writer H. L. Mencken argued that "criticism is little more than a branch of homiletics. They judge a work of art, not by its clarity and sincerity, not by the force and charm of its ideas, not by the technical virtuosity of the artist, not by his originality and artistic courage, but simply and solely by his orthodoxy." [18]
Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent performance and lack of commitment. How would you react? Would you accept the feedback and put in ...
The typical straw man argument creates the illusion of having refuted or defeated an opponent's proposition through the covert replacement of it with a different proposition (i.e., "stand up a straw man") and the subsequent refutation of that false argument ("knock down a straw man"), instead of the opponent's proposition.