Unusual Distractions

Mxsmanic wrote:
Viperdoc writes:

Why is it hyperbole or over the top?

Because it is such a severe exaggeration of reality. In trying to make your
point, you exaggerate your argument until it loses all credibility.

It's rather like counselors who warn teenagers that the first time they try a
drug they'll turn into addicts and end up in the gutter. Teenagers know that
this is a ridiculous exaggeration, and they tend not to take anything they
hear seriously once they realize that the counselor has chosen exaggeration
over truth.

Or socially isolated pontificators who say someone who had 2 DUIs
decades ago as a kid must be an alcoholic.

--
Jim Pennino

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