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thewoodenaisle  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: No, It’s Not Your Opinion. You’re Just Wrong

Hmmm, it depends on your definition of "wrong." Undesirable, immoral, dishonest opinions wouldn't be wrong in the sense of being factually incorrect but wrong in the sense of being morally objectable. I suppose I could've rephrased my sentence as "opinions can't be factually incorrect, but opinions can be shitty," but it becomes a stupid trite statement that's only slightly better than "opinions can't be facts, but some opinions can be bad opinions." But then again, I don't think the fact/opinion dichotomy accurately represents how statements can be categorized.





tla  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A statement that you hold an opinion can't be factually incorrect unless you lie about your opinion. The opinion cannot be fact. Opinions can be supported by fact, but are not by default.