According to Robert Duncan McNeal, Larcarno gave the impression of being a good guy who made a mistake when in reality deep down he was a bad guy, whereas Paris was the other way around.
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...as opposed to whom?
Jimmy Gibbs, Jr!
This phenomenon is known as the "curse of knowledge".
You're so intent on defending your underlying point that you don't seem to realize that your underlying point is not in fact the point here. It's your technique, or lack thereof, in making your point that is being criticized.
Thank you for your submission, but we already have an excellent example.
They look like they're posing for their album cover.
Because it's not intended to be persuasive. The point is to make the speaker feel good, and look good in the eyes of those that already agree. It's fundamentally selfish, self serving, and dishonest.
"One cannot reign innocently... Every king is a rebel and a usurper."
There's a theory floating around the internet that these bizarre climate protests are actually meant to discredit the climate movement.
I wouldn't hang my hat on that statistic until after autonomous cars make up a significant portion of cars on the road.