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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Razor Explains JR Releasing the Emails
Trumps Razor, courtesy of Josh Marshall: The stupidest explanation is the likeliest.
Therefore, Jr released the emails with thinking along the lines of: "If I'm guilty, why would I personally release emails that show I'm guilty? Nobody would be that stupid! Therefore, I must not really be guilty!"
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Trump's Razor Explains JR Releasing the Emails (Original Post)
Skraxx
Jul 2017
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spanone
(135,924 posts)1. no junior, you really are that stupid!
jpak
(41,760 posts)2. Inconceivable!
flotsam
(3,268 posts)3. Well-there's this...
Brother Buzz
(36,498 posts)4. William of Ockham is smiling and giving Marshall a big thumbs up
Skraxx
(2,985 posts)6. Marshall is Brilliant, The Trump Razor concept is awesome and effective!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)7. Actually very similar to Hanlon's razor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"