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Rupert Young #FBPE

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

Some things to consider before posting on social media:

• Remember: thoughts are not the same as reality. - #notreality
• Above all, are you reflecting on your own biases, beliefs, and assumptions? - #unaware

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jun 2

Free will may be illusory, but we are not tumbleweed. We have significant agency and the deterministic universe is essential to express our will.
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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 26

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Do you agree with something simply because it aligns with your preferences? - #confirmationbias
• Are you advocating for action without fully understanding the situation? - #kneejerk
• Have you reversed your stance without offering a valid reason? - #hypocrisy

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Are you linking ideas without clear evidence? - #falseconnections
• Have you considered alternative interpretations of the information? - #misinterpretation
• Are you absolutely convinced you’re right and dismissing other viewpoints? - #dogmatic

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Are your feelings about others influencing your judgment? - #emotional
• Are you targeting the individual instead of addressing their argument? - #adhominem
• Does your argument rely on superficial or irrelevant similarities? - #falseequivalence

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Are you making broad assumptions based on limited examples? - #generalisation
• Is your claim overly bold or exaggerated? - #sweepingstatement
• Be prepared to correct yourself if new evidence disproves your post. - #retract

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Has the information been cross-checked or independently verified? - #unverified
• Is the source you’re using credible and trustworthy? - #unreliable
• Are you communicating with respect towards others? - #disrespectful

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

• Is your post rooted in verifiable facts, rather than emotions, guesses, or secondhand accounts? - #notfactual
• Have you cited a primary source to support the information you’re sharing? - #unsubstantive

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Rupert Young #FBPE @rupertybsky.bsky.social · Jan 20

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