Whysaurus

Collecting the best evidence-based arguments for everything.

We tweet thought-provoking arguments from our community (but tweets ≠ endorsement)

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Great documentary about the internet https://t.co/XwT4nurpPr

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NYC’s improvised dining sheds should be taken down as soon as possible and replaced with other creative uses for public space (but not street parking).
https://t.co/6rGnGWevX3

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Lots of writing about Shrek today, but surprisingly little about this—

“Shrek” presents itself as a morality tale celebrating physical differences—but the film actually reinforces racism and bigotry.

https://t.co/dWXA3je3xP

#Shrek #Shrek20thAnniversary

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@ylecun It depends on the nature of the idea!

The answer might depend on the relationships between the idea, the person formulating it... and the evaluator.

The question seems to imply an objective evaluator, but that is probably possible less often than we'd hope.

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Shrek purports to illustrate the moral that those who are physically different should be treated equally—while also serving up joke after joke about how short Prince Farquaad is.

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#Shrek gets re-released on April 25. But before you take your family, consider this—

Shrek claims to tell a story about judging everyone by their character and not their physical differences—but the film actually reinforces racism and bigotry.
https://t.co/QcL5sEuqd4

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The plot begins with the injustice of the fairy-tale creatures being exiled from their home to Shrek’s swamp—a metaphor for segregation. It ends with the fairy-tale creatures in the swamp, dancing and singing and happy to be there.

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At first, we think Shrek will be a love story between a human and an ogre—a metaphor for people from different walks of life falling in love. But then we find out that the human is actually also an ogre.

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Donkey is cowardly, clownish, and isn't given a name beyond "Donkey". Also, he's voiced by a Black man.

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The character “Donkey” in Shrek is a modern-day minstrel.

https://t.co/Bh5xHWvVHs

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agree

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

I guess I'm old-fashioned but I tend to think that when your first instinct is to attack someone's credentials, you don't have a good argument, especially when it comes to complex multidisciplinary policy questions that it's good to have different perspectives on.

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Interesting thread!

Feels like there are two distinct forms of disagreement occurring, which are both getting caught in the same nets.

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@TrailHub1 We are discussing specs for an open "argument interchange format" with the folks at Canonical Debate Lab!

But, until that's built, we'd love for you to add your voice to the conversations on Whysaurus—or start your own!

(and give us feedback!)

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@TrailHub1 @IPFS @ArweaveTeam @Dat found it elsewhere, for now - https://t.co/WaIXK6R0XN

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Great documentary about the internet https://t.co/XwT4nurpPr

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Great documentary about the internet https://t.co/mf4Y3Z0cK5

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@TrailHub1 @IPFS @ArweaveTeam @Dat ah, thanks for letting us know.

[Margaret Warren @ImageSnippets]

Oooh @Whysaurus .... how fun!

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@fredgalvao @TrailHub1 @ErikAllberg Thanks Federico. Sounds like we have similar goals!

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Democrats should focus less on packing the courts and more on adding new states. https://t.co/a6PMYQYsmD

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There is no good evidence that you can get COVID-19 by touching an object—unless an infected person coughed or sneezed on it in the past 2 hours. https://t.co/QxpQGVT4ZH

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Will creating anti-racist police forces in America require spending more money on the police (not less)? https://t.co/4fURcud3yO