Conservative host Megyn Kelly suggested that she did not initially believe Jeffrey Epstein was an "actual pedophile" because he reportedly victimized girls aged 15 and older.Kelly spoke to journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon about Epstein on Wednesday after Democrats released emails suggesting President D...
  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    13·
    17 hours ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinction_without_a_difference

    A distinction without a difference is a type of logical fallacy where an author or speaker attempts to describe a distinction between two things where no discernible difference exists.[1] It is particularly used when a word or phrase has connotations associated with it that one party to an argument prefers to avoid.

    For example, a person might say “I did not lie; I merely stretched the truth a little bit.”[2]

    • Cruel@programming.dev
      11·
      3 hours ago

      So you think the legal punishment for an adult having sex with a 5 year old should be the equivalent to them having sex with a 15 year old? There’s no difference?

      Luckily, the laws in all states disagree with you.