> Such obviously false statements might be treated as jokes, or at worst as evidence of insanity, but they are not likely to make anyone mad. The statements that make people mad are the ones they worry might be believed.
There's some truth to this that's worth pausing on.
But it's a fallacy (probably with a fancy name) to say "it made you mad therefore you worry it's true".
A statement could be false yet incite anger because it's demonstrably harmful.
There's some truth to this that's worth pausing on.
But it's a fallacy (probably with a fancy name) to say "it made you mad therefore you worry it's true".
A statement could be false yet incite anger because it's demonstrably harmful.