There's some truth to that, but also "Never discount malice when an act is malicious." Some abusers convincingly play dumb or innocent, knowing full well they're abusing you. Giving them the benefit of the doubt can prevent you from recognizing what's going on and protecting yourself.
Never attribute malice with what can easily be explained with stupidity : (
No, it’s malicious.
“antivaxxers did everything out of hate.”
“Everything” out of hate, kek. She knew that was a very unreasonable thing to claim. It’s too stupid not to be malicious.
Why not both…
There's some truth to that, but also "Never discount malice when an act is malicious." Some abusers convincingly play dumb or innocent, knowing full well they're abusing you. Giving them the benefit of the doubt can prevent you from recognizing what's going on and protecting yourself.