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CMV: Opinions can be wrong, and wrong opinions should be unacceptable.

In other words, having an opinion does not make that opinion valid. You can be *of the opinion* that a square is not a rectangle; yet, a square is, in fact, a rectangle, whether you think so or not.

Of course, the waters get a little muddier with more complex and controversial issues where reasonable cases can be made for multiple sides. But the point is that opinions in contradiction with evidence or reason can be provably incorrect or invalid.

Additionally, such opinions shouldn't be given a free pass just because they're opinions. Opinions based on cherry-picked evidence, poor reasoning, or *nothing at all* can lead to the people that hold them making bad decisions that have bad consequences. Say, for example, that *in your opinion,* drinking heavily while driving is okay. Then you get in your car, get on a highway, drink heavily, and smash headlong into another car, killing not only yourself but several others.

I should say that I think discourse is very important and opinions shouldn't wantonly be declared "wrong," but it shouldn't be okay to stare right at evidence or logic and deny it under the guise of "everyone is entitled to their opinion."

It may be your opinion, but it's a bad one. Just because you *can* have it doesn't mean you *should.*

So, then, should I have this opinion? Is this opinion wrong? I'm interested in seeing what other people think.
gpt
No, you cannot be of the "opinion" that a square is not a rectangle, because that is a statement of fact, not subjective opinion. It has an objective answer. In the same way, you cannot be of the "opinion" that 2+2=5. That isn't an opinion. It's just being wrong about something.

On the other hand, saying "drinking and driving is okay" IS an opinion. It is a moral statement that people can disagree about. Your disagreement with that opinion is ALSO an opinion itself. Neither of you is "wrong" because you didn't make a statement of fact. You just disagree about something.

You can SUPPORT your opinion with actual right/wrong facts, like statistics involving drinking and driving, etc. But at the end, you are still expressing an opinion. The only thing that makes it a "good" opinion is someone else's opinion lining up with it. It is not objectively right or wrong.