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Graph: excuses conservatives make when facts prove them wrong (Original Post)
kpete
Mar 2012
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. When facts don't matter
one can never be wrong
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)2. "We might be wrong" is WAY over-represented in that graph!
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)3. They forgot "gotcha question".
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)4. In what regard, Charlie?
tjwash
(8,219 posts)5. Here's a cheat sheet for you...
GopperStopper2680
(397 posts)6. 'Don't Bother Me With the Facts'
One of the greatest tools in a debunker or naysayer's arsenal is 'Don't bother me with the facts, my mind's made up.' Also another prime tool is yet another one the Gopps use: 'If you can't discredit the argument, attack the one making it. It's easier and nobody will care anyway.'
annabanana
(52,791 posts)7. Pretty much lines up
with my experience.