24 July 2012

Moving Goal Posts

One thing I loathe about getting into a discussion with just about anyone of a slightly liberal bent is how the goalposts move around.

Makes any point you make skitter around like butter on a hot non-stick pan.  Nothing adheres.

You end up constantly addressing their points while they ignore yours.  You are on the defensive because of it.

I am now using this chart:


The super ironic and funny thing about this, note the title: "Debating a Christian".  The last three times I've had to invoke these rules were on atheists.  Not about religion, but it's funny how they don't see how dogmatic their liberal ideas have become.

It REALLY torques people off to be told, "you broke rule X, I win," and then stop talking to them about it.  Failure on #1 and #3 is most common.
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6 comments:

  1. Dan24 July, 2012 06:33

    I am about to commit an act of thievery. That is perfect.

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  2. Dan24 July, 2012 06:35

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

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    1. Angus McThag24 July, 2012 11:08

      Removed the dupe comment. Double tap?

      Delete
    2. Dan24 July, 2012 21:32

      Hell, didn't think so. It matters little, it is still stolen.

      Delete
  3. Weer'd Beard24 July, 2012 14:36

    Yep there are so many "Political Views" that are really just simply dogma.

    Gun Control
    Global Warming
    Socialist Utopia

    The list goes on.

    Same goes for Homosexual Fire and Brimstone
    Or somebody smoking a joint on Tuesday and blowining somebody behind a Wendy's for crack on the next Sunday.

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  4. Cargosquid25 July, 2012 19:14

    THIS is why they don't address your argument:

    http://pjmedia.com/zombie/2012/07/09/the-little-blue-book-quotations-from-chairman-lakoff/

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