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Semantic Is Pedantic (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/politicalhumor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is just pedantic and stupid. It's like the right saying that Nazis are socialist because the party's name is "national socialism".

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously. While it is pretty much true in this case, if your argument is just "the name means this thing" it's a terrible argument and you should maybe find actual reasons to support your cause.

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's literally the etymological fallacy