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 On the topic of N:

First i will frame it carefully to suit my position on this topic, so as to give the impression of ambivalence.

People can agree or argue with me or just move right along, there’s nothing at stake. Btw it is literally impossible for me to have first-hand experience with this topic.

Next i will leverage my framing of this topic to make a false comparison, making you basically a nazi if you don’t fall on my side of the discussion, also known as gaslighting.

Lastly, i sit back and relish the soothing state of accomplishment and sense of superiority knowing that i just checkmated the entire other side of the debate once and for all.