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Glenn E. Meyer · July 11, 2014, 12:34 PM

You are not going to convince anyone not in the choir with that use of 'bigot'. Frank is correct.

One thing I didn't mention in my post in the innoculation effect.

If you make a weak or stupid argument, then further arguments (even if better) are ignored.

Call someone who doesn't like guns a bigot - and you have lost any further power to convince them. If anything, you have strengthened their belief.

July 11, 2014, 12:34 PM	#20
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	You are not going to convince anyone not in the choir with that use of 'bigot'. Frank is correct. One thing I didn't mention in my post in the innoculation effect. If you make a weak or stupid argument, then further arguments (even if better) are ignored. Call someone who doesn't like guns a bigot - and you have lost any further power to convince them. If anything, you have strengthened their belief. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens