Internet argument techniques

[semillama]

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/

Seems like we see a lot of these used by people defending their latest wack-a-loon theories. Best to be prepared!

[lizerdbits]

1. So all this happens outside the Health Forum?

I should have known, being a professer of englich at harverd medical scholl and won the noble price for grammer 3 yeras in a row! :rofl:

[Iggo]

2. Nice dipsley. (n/t)

[lazarus]

3. Curse you, semillama

I had never been to Cracked before. I spent the entire evening reading articles over there, and I'm not done yet. :hi:

[semillama]

4. I know. I remember it as a mediocre knock-off of MAD Magazine

and now it's one of the funniest websites in existence. Go figure.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. lol...DUers are masters of the Pity Riposte

[Orrex]

6. Love it! Painful to read, but I love it!

The only thing I'd add, from my experiences at DU, is the person who makes all kinds of claims and who, when asked for documentation, replies "hey, look it up for yourself, if you're so interested."

I don't have a clever name for this kind of debater, though I usually think "stupid asshole" when confronted by one of them.

[Orrex]

7. I just remembered another tactic

It's a variation on technique #1 Winning By Losing, in which the claimant asserts, after lengthy and involved debate, that the issue doesn't really matter to them anyway.

The intent is to make the opponent look ridiculous by being over-invested in the discussion, while the claimant is (allegedly) able to maintain a cool demeanor and argue from a position of pure, rational reflection.

[TZ]

8. Its missing one...

When out knowledged by one's opponent call them A PAID SHILL!!
How many times have I been called that? I can't even count...

[semillama]

9. Hey, at least you get paid.

I think most of us are volunteer shills...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. I'm allowed to keep whatever I find in the pockets of my victims.

[semillama]

11. Well, there's that.

I've amassed quite the collection of quartz crystals and pocket horoscopes!