Yes, it is also called word magic for good reason. It is one of the reasons why you cannot debate some of these people, words change meanings, spellings are cast and no sooner than you know gibberish becomes meaningful. When I see or hear this, I just think, can’t argue with drunks because I become the fool.

Rothbardian_fanatic

econ

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Undisciplined

That's how skilled practitioners create what Bob Murphy calls Krugman Kontradictions. They aren't literally contradictions, because he's a devious snake, but they are intentionally misleading statements that lead people to believe the opposite of the truth.