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Most of the time, this is a failure to be an honest interlocutor. It is basically refusing to have a reasonable discussion. Other times, it is a person's cognitive dissonance kicking in, which is often a good thing. You may not think you are getting anywhere, but at some level, progress is being made. The key is to catch the person on special pleading . For example, Person 1: Does medication X work? The vast majority of reputable studies seem to claim it does. Person 2: No, it is a sham by the medical community. Person 1: Where is the evidence for that? Person 2: The evidence is being suppressed by Big Pharma and the Deep State. That's why there is none. Person 1: How come they aren't suppressing the thousands of other non-pharmaceutical treatments studies in scientific journals? Person 2: Because... Illuminati... Obama... (frustration) People are stubborn, but for many, reason ultimately prevails. Don't give up.
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answered on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 12:45:02 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |||||
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This seems to be a Thought Terminating Cliche; an attempt to divert. |
answered on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 12:42:17 PM by Ed F | |
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Subjectivist fallacy is another option, in addition to what Dr Bo already (accurately) said. I like to call it "retreat into subjectivity" - a person is more than happy to argue a common reality up to a point, but past that point, they "retreat" by creating their own reality - a personal 'realm of truth' that's totally arbitrary, defined on their terms, and established such that they can never be wrong. They then assert a claim and deny all evidence to the contrary by constantly appealing to subjectivity, effectively substituting the common reality for their own. It's akin to a chess player changing the rules because they are losing the game, and typically manifests when a person does not want to admit you have a point, or concede theirs (as Dr Bo put it, "failure to be an honest interlocutor").
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answered on Wednesday, May 04, 2022 04:41:04 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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