I presume because people think unbalanced arguments are actually more persuasive (even if they shouldn’t be).
Even so, downvoting shouldn’t be used to indicate disagreement.
You are correct, but some people do it anyway.
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I presume because people think unbalanced arguments are actually more persuasive (even if they shouldn’t be).
Even so, downvoting shouldn’t be used to indicate disagreement.
You are correct, but some people do it anyway.
https://i.imgflip.com/zik6k.jpg