Saying that people are "disingenuous" or "arguing in bad faith" gives them way too much credit. To be disingenuous or argue in bad faith you need to be devious and thoughtful and self-aware. Most people are none of those things.
It's fun to think that our rhetorical opponents are diabolical liars, but usually they're just short-sighted limited thinkers in the grip of cognitive biases and motivated reasoning...
...just like we are. ;-)
...just like we are. ;-)
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
- Robert J. Hanlon
- Robert J. Hanlon
