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  • Keep reaching for further and further strawmen

    It’s not a strawman. You think a minimum age is “pointless” because “no one would actually vote for a child”. I transplanted that exact argument into a situation I knew would showcase its absurdity.

    Proving you wrong isn’t a fallacy!

    Democracy requires majorities of people to do anything.

    Majorities can be misled. Surely you’re aware of this?

    A few people voting for nonsense options doesnt do anything.

    It’s not “a few people” though. Trump is actively and increasingly popular despite his obvious crimes.

    A few people murdering actually kills people.

    A bloc of fanatics actually gets their way when organised. That’s democracy.

    If youre worried a majority of people will choose a nonsense option, well then you dont believe in democracy anymore.

    Now that’s a fallacy - A false dichotomy, AKA a black and white fallacy.

    According to you, there are only two options:

    1. I believe people only ever vote rationally.

    2. I don’t believe in democracy.

    This is absurd.