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The Not So Subtle Art of Calling Bullshit

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David Loewen
Nov 23, 2022
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The Not So Subtle Art of Calling Bullshit

Brandolini's Law says: "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."

Social scientist John Petrocelli suggests that Bullshit unchecked — is dangerous. Four of the most dangerous and insidious outcomes of bullshit unchecked:

  1. Separates talk from action.

  2. Builds ignorance of well-established a…

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