How to tell you are debating with an idiot.

I admit that this is a cheap shot, (and I do not think that the example is indicative of the author), but it is difficult to pass this up:

[Collounsbury

Just curious, is English your second language?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2500115#post2500115)

:wink:

I once listened to a guy argue with my philosophy prof for an hour. His whole argument consisted of the phrases, “I believe in karma”, “What goes around comes around, y’know”, and “I’ve got my rights!” repeated over and over. It was scary. The fact that he’d been proved wrong several times didn’t seem to penetrate.

If they use the phrase “if it saves one child…”

Hey, if we locked all children up in plastic bubbles at birth it would save some lives but I don’t see them arguing for that.

If they gave all their wages - every penny - to charity and starved to death themselves, it might save a few children but I don’t see them doing that.

I’ve often said that I refuse to argue with anyone who uses the phrase “moral fiber”, capitalizes the word “Truth”, or spells Clinton with a K.

Dr. J

Fools seldom differ.

<laugh my ass off> you just couldn’t resist, could you?..:smiley:

Actually, I took most of them from my own famous fallacies. :cool:

Or if you think a parody is a serious post, and argue against it.

Or if you parody someone else’s post instead of refuting it.

If her nick is MusicMistress . :smiley:

That’s because you have no moral fiber, and understand the Truth less than Klinton.

Why would you spell Clinton with a K? Are you trying to find a connection between him and the Klingon empire?

Red flags of idiots (or, at least, idiotic debating)

“It’s self-evident.”

“This is a slippery slope.”

“Public opinion polls agree with me.”

“That was before my time.”

“Get a life.”

“Cecil would agree with me.”

LOLROFPIP. Lib, you are good, but this is too good even for you. Admit it, this is pure copyright infringment, isn’t it?