Overused Catch Phrases to win arguments

knapplc said:
It's interesting that the Christians in that thread perceived all of the other Christians' actions as benign, while I, a known atheist, was perceived as being "condescending" and "obnoxious" by those same Christians, and as "annoying" and "disrespectful" by NUance (another Christian) in his Status Update.

In that context, maybe it's easier to see why I didn't take all of those as the jokes they were intended to be. There were a lot of things said about me, personally, in that thread that weren't warranted.
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I'll just chime in that you came off as condescending in some of your comments to me as well. Maybe the Christians were less inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt, and you in turn were less likely to give their jokes the benefit of the doubt.


knapplc said:
ZRod thought I was being condescending, too. Rike didn't. So there's that.

I guess if nothing else that whole conversation is a good lesson to people who have felt ostracized from P&R: Even if you feel like your point of view isn't being given the respect it deserves, have the conviction of your belief and persevere. You, Moiraine, ZRod, me, Landlord, Rike - we all disagreed, and there were a lot of "you" statements in that conversation. But nobody bailed, nobody let it push them out.

That's something I've always respected about all of you guys. You have the wherewithal to maintain your stance even in the face of heavy dispute. Same goes for Tood, Dewiz & Coach. I may not agree with them, but they're still here standing their ground. You have to respect that.
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The differences in interactions with knapp v christians in this thread has nothing to do with faith. It has to do with many having a general demeanor of, "Can you explain that?" and, "I can see where you're coming from on that.", vs, "If you didn't understand that's your fault" and "What do you think I meant?" and "Nobody has answered my question. Why is yours more important?"

 
Someone, sorry can't remember who, already covered Triggered.

Cuck. Short for cuckold

This word was, I think, put into the vernacular by alt-right internet trolls to describe liberal males, who they think:

aren't "real" men

support feminists and/or feminism

can't please a woman because they're too sensitive

are pathetic because they believe women to be equal

​SJW. Social Justice Warrior

​This phrase is used derisively to insult anyone who believes that nobody should be discriminated against.

It is also used to describe feminists, gay activists, or anyone who condemns the alt-right as racist bigots.

Also it is used frequently with the word bullsh**

 
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This isn't necessarily an idiom that one would use to win an argument, but it's still one I want to take out behind the toolshed and beat the tar out of whenever I see it.

"Legislative win/victory"

How I feel every. single. time:

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Overused catch phrases/buzz words

1. "Make America Great"  It already was , if anything Trumps  failed presidency, and bad policies have made it less great

2. "Fake News"    Donnie's made up term to discredit any news he doesn't like

3. "You lost, Give him a chance"  A candidate who ran on a platform i totally disagree with won yes, and i had no choice but to give him a chance. His daily failure, and ineptitude, has done nothing to earn my support though. 

4. "Winning"  Self proclaimed "victories" in random situations . no facts needed

5. "Libtard'  GOP supporters who know they made a terrible mistake and wont admit it, or fox news/Alex Jones indoctrinated people, with no logical thought process of their own, are all over this one.

6. "Very very, Yuge, Nasty, Crooked, Many Many ,Sad"    Lesson here is wrong or right, substance or not, say what you say loud and proud. Lace your statements with repetitive words like those and the masses will believe you every time.

 
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Big Red 40 said:
Overused catch phrases/buzz words

1. "Make America Great"  It already was , if anything Trumps  failed presidency, and bad policies have made it less great

2. "Fake News"    Donnie's made up term to discredit any news he doesn't like

3. "You lost, Give him a chance"  A candidate who ran on a platform i totally disagree with won yes, and i had no choice but to give him a chance. His daily failure, and ineptitude, have done nothing to earn my support though. 

4. "Winning"  Self proclaimed "victories" in random situations . no facts needed

5. "Libtard'  GOP supporters who know they made a terrible mistake and wont admit it, or fox news/Alex Jones indoctrinated people, with no logical thought process of their own, are all over this one.

6. "Very very, Yuge, Nasty, Crooked, Many Many ,Sad"    Lesson here is wrong or right, substance or not, say what you say loud and proud. Lace your statements with repetitive words like those and the masses will believe you every time.
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I would like to add:

7.  ”Enjoy!”

8.  ”Jobs!”

9.  ”I’m not the puppet you’re the puppet”.  (Actually thats my favorite stupid response to anything.  I love it.)

 
"That doesn't 100% prove it." Ignores the fact that we live in a world with uncertainty, so no practical situation can ever be 100% proven, only abstract concepts without uncertainty. Evidence-based reasoning can "prove" something even if there's still a tiny bit of doubt.

 
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Have I said "divisive" yet?

I have  a FB friend who tells everyone to stop being divisive because it's ruining our country, in response to anyone saying anything negative at all about Trump or posting about any of his words or actions.

 
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