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In reply to the discussion: How (not) to convince people to support gun control. [View all]Pholus
(4,062 posts)Initially tried your approach in May of 2011.
A gunner was presenting statistics for the 90 "most violent" and "least violent" nations on earth and concluded based on a regression coefficient of -0.25 that the data completely supported their argument.
I pointed out each and every problem with the data. I pointed out the correlation was actually going the WRONG way to support the "hypothesis." But you can't argue with someone who not only doesn't understand statistics but is full of confirmation bias on the level you suggest.
It didn't matter. You simply do not argue matters of fact when the issue is faith. Period.
So, the only thing left to do is poke them with sharp sticks through their cage walls and let them say stupid things that can be held against them later.
I've racked up quite a collection.
My latest addition is some guy that states that he is a "longhorn" while everyone else is "sheep." See he has a gun to protect his "herd" and the rest of the "sheep" just let each other die cause they're liberal idiots who don't see that we all need guns to survive our trips to the local 7-11. Funny stuff, when you can get at the offal that lurks just beneath the surface of a gunner. They are the worst sort of social darwinist. Every time I see a gun post by this guy I now get to point out that he has also categorically stated in the past that he is a cow. I don't think he knows how to counter that yet cause he always goes away.