https://cwre.org/w/index.php?title=So_what/if/everyone_is_entitled_to_an_opinion&feed=atom&action=historySo what/if/everyone is entitled to an opinion - Revision history2024-03-28T22:18:46ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://cwre.org/w/index.php?title=So_what/if/everyone_is_entitled_to_an_opinion&diff=1998&oldid=prevWoozle at 13:43, 13 October 20212021-10-13T13:43:19Z<p></p>
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</table>Woozlehttps://cwre.org/w/index.php?title=So_what/if/everyone_is_entitled_to_an_opinion&diff=1995&oldid=prevWoozle: Created page with "{{hdr/irrelevant|everyone is entitled to their own opinion}} ==About== The implied argument here is that you shouldn't be criticizing someone because they're just expressing a..."2021-10-13T13:21:03Z<p>Created page with "{{hdr/irrelevant|everyone is entitled to their own opinion}} ==About== The implied argument here is that you shouldn't be criticizing someone because they're just expressing a..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{hdr/irrelevant|everyone is entitled to their own opinion}}<br />
==About==<br />
The implied argument here is that you shouldn't be criticizing someone because they're just expressing an opinion, which is something they're entitled to do. While we often accept it as a truism in the sense that it is asserting {{l/ip|freedom of speech}}, it is also often used maliciously to shut down valid counterarguments by equating them to "opinions". When used that way, it is the third-person-defending version of {{l/ip|opinion equivocation}}, a logical fallacy.<br />
==Example==<br />
* A [https://nextdoor.com/p/DkxnycDjk9z8/c/669101609?utm_source=share comment on Nextdoor] in response to criticisms of NC Lieutenant Governor {{l/ip|Mark Robinson}}'s bigoted comments about the "LGBTQ lifestyle":<br />
** "The man is entitled to his opinion. Just because you don't agree doesn’t matter, it's his opinion. And the continued put downs do nothing to help your stance ever."<br />
==Reality==<br />
At its best, this kind of statement is just a way of asserting that nobody has the right to stop people thinking and saying whatever they want, which is the essence of {{l/ip|free speech}}.<br />
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The problem arises when:<br />
* The "opinion" is about a matter of verifiable fact, or about actions which they are advocating.<br />
* The speaker is in a position of power, where their opinions may shape policy that affects others.<br />
* The speaker has a platform, where many people will be influenced by their opinion.<br />
==Further Reading==<br />
* '''2012-10-04''' [https://theconversation.com/no-youre-not-entitled-to-your-opinion-9978 No, you’re not entitled to your opinion]: "if 'entitled to an opinion' means 'entitled to have your views treated as serious candidates for the truth' then it’s pretty clearly false."</div>Woozle