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In reply to the discussion: Debunked: UN official's claim 14,000 Gazan babies could die in 48 hours was untrue [View all]
lapucelle
(20,607 posts)56. There is no argument to win because you are not making an argument.
Posing irrelevant questions and attempting to deflect via straw men are errors in reasoning.
Since you don't like the wave and the donut, let's try this in recognition of the logical flaws in your methods of *argument*.
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Debunked: UN official's claim 14,000 Gazan babies could die in 48 hours was untrue [View all]
lapucelle
May 2025
OP
Apologies for lending unconditional support for incompetent lying leaders at the UN.
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#13
I didn't comment on that thread, so I didn't necessarily believe or disbelieve it
iemanja
May 25
#115
for this topic, this is a strawman. This is about the UN lying, not Israel. Please stick to the topic
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#18
No, I want to keep the discussion on the topic of the OP. You are trying to muddy the waters.
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#69
Agree. It seems the tenor of the argument is "I don't care where the information comes from or if it's been debunked,
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#71
Proof of mass murder or unfortunate casulities of a war their elected government started?
AZLD4Candidate
May 31
#118
Sorry, that doen't work on me. This story is about a UN official making a fabulist claim
lapucelle
May 2025
#6
How does counting dead babies mitigate pervasive lies and incompetence coming from UN?
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#14
At this point, you are just trying to up your post count. Yes, the UN lied.
Intractable
May 2025
#64
That line is best directed at the UN spokesman who spread his fabulist propaganda on a BBC radio show,
lapucelle
May 2025
#72
How do you feel about Netanyahu's announcement that he will take over all of Gaza
iemanja
May 25
#111
UN is lying and using fake death numbers. Like the lies from Hamas, they are discrediting themselves and your own posts
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#15
None of this is okay with me. That's why Israel has to stop. They are creating the next generation of hate
Intractable
May 2025
#30
I just made an observation that you're trying like hell to distract from the actual thread
MarineCombatEngineer
May 2025
#34
If you think I'm impertinent, then don't read my posts or use the ignore function on DU.
MarineCombatEngineer
May 2025
#39
Walking away from a rabbit hole and someone using failing to see things as debunked does win an argument
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#74
I wrote "none" also. But that was above. It's okay if you don't read everything, yes?
Intractable
May 2025
#33
29 kids and elderly starved to death in recent days. On top of the 57 children already starved since the siege began.
AloeVera
May 2025
#41
"propagandizing the UN mistake is disturbing and serves Netanyahu's agenda of ridding Palestinians from Gaza"
Intractable
May 2025
#43
Actually the good thing is that there may not be 14,100 children in danger of immediately dying.
AloeVera
May 2025
#48
The only distraction is your constant vilifying Israel when it was HAMAs that started this whole current shitshow.
MarineCombatEngineer
May 2025
#50
A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes
Jose Garcia
May 2025
#42
Whenever Israel is mentioned, causing a bad hair day could be considered a war crime to some.
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#78
I once answered a help wanted ad. It promised compensation of $14,000 for 48 hours of work.
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#88
In that article, they claim statements from world food organizations, yet only quote people involved in the Hamas-led
AZLD4Candidate
May 2025
#75
Oct 7th doesn't matter because is' Israel. Dec 7th didn't matter because it was us.
AZLD4Candidate
May 25
#106
They messed up, then blamed Israel, created a shitstorm in the media, and only then clarified their mistake
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#81
I don't want to answer your question, and I want you to know I am not going to. Letting it alone will not do it for me.
Beastly Boy
May 2025
#90
Ok, now you are telling me what you think my reason is... right after I told you what my reason was.
Beastly Boy
May 24
#96
I guess you have the super power to tell if someone is lying and I have the superpower to figure out what someone means.
Eko
May 24
#97
Doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out what someone plainly put in writing prior to being second-guessed.
Beastly Boy
May 25
#104
Are you saying your post was completely beside the point that was brought up in the OP?
Beastly Boy
May 24
#99