Truisms are toxic.
Truisms are ultimately simplifications and generalizations.
They are infectious. Really hard to avoid today, when strong messages, designed for "virality", hit you from everywhere.
No one is immune, expecially if the message is in line with our biases, or hopes.
But we should find ways to better thinking:
Leave space for exploring emotions, situations, and ideas genuinely... Sincerely, using our own thinking, evidence, and intuition as guide.