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Graph: excuses conservatives make when facts prove them wrong (Original Post) kpete Mar 2012 OP
When facts don't matter Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #1
"We might be wrong" is WAY over-represented in that graph! 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #2
They forgot "gotcha question". SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #3
In what regard, Charlie? 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #4
Here's a cheat sheet for you... tjwash Mar 2012 #5
'Don't Bother Me With the Facts' GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #6
Pretty much lines up annabanana Mar 2012 #7
 

GopperStopper2680

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6. 'Don't Bother Me With the Facts'
Tue Mar 13, 2012, 06:40 PM
Mar 2012

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.'

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