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AZLD4Candidate

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8. You can't have a discussion with MAGAts. They all follow too many logical fallacies in their verbal vomit

Reply to werdna (Reply #6)

Wed May 27, 2026, 02:14 AM

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that one can't keep up. Gish Gallop is their biggest one, following by argument from ignorance, hasty generalization, red herring, strawman, sophistry, moral relativism, appeal to authority, the divine fallacy, begging the question, slippery slope, loaded question, confirmation bias, equivocation, Texas sharpening, and the No True Scotsman fallacy.

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How to talk to a MAGA: [View all] applegrove May 26 OP

Bopping them over the head with a 2x4 is the only thing that will knock any sense into them NoRethugFriends Wednesday #1

That whole scolding, guilt-tripping piece assumes that we are dealing with niyad Wednesday #2

I can't fix stupid RainCaster Wednesday #3

Using questions is essential to having a meaningful and successful conversation with anyone. But let's not forget... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #4

And while nowhere near as bad as a psychopath, add to that 30% the number who are sociopaths. Arthur_Frain Wednesday #25

A few distinctions exist between the two, but the main difference is whether one is littlemissmartypants Wednesday #28

all that sounds very rational ... for patient people to try orleans Wednesday #5

If the object is to have a discussion and not an - werdna Wednesday #6

You are most welcome. applegrove Wednesday #7

You can't have a discussion with MAGAts. They all follow too many logical fallacies in their verbal vomit AZLD4Candidate Wednesday #8

If I may Seinan Sensei Wednesday #10

PA-REACH, MY BROTHER! ColoringFool Wednesday #15

The Mistaken Assumption Is That The Conversant Is..... ColoringFool Wednesday #16

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!!!! AZLD4Candidate Wednesday #18

Heh. ColoringFool Wednesday #19

Talking to a MAGA is like teaching a dog to type SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #9

I just say, ''You're an idiot.'' and walk away ... aggiesal Wednesday #11

This strikes me as sagacious. Morbius Wednesday #12

It Strikes Me As Stupid To The Max. ColoringFool Wednesday #14

FT💩! THE ONLY ANSWER IS: DON'T! EVER! I'm TIRED Of Being.... ColoringFool Wednesday #13

The problem with this, as I see it... kentuck Wednesday #17

IOW...don't treat them like they treat us, right? Wounded Bear Wednesday #20

I know a few MAGAs. This won't work on them progressoid Wednesday #21

I don't pussyfoot around them anymore. La Coliniere Wednesday #22

I ask questions orthoclad Wednesday #23

The real answer to post 9 is Qutzupalotl Wednesday #24

MAGATs see polite, thoughtful engagement as weakness DBoon Wednesday #26

Sorry, I am not going to pretend psychopaths are good, decent people. Irish_Dem Wednesday #27

My stomach clenches at this, but it's right. Scrivener7 Wednesday #29