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| | #Demands answers to questions, but after receiving answers then the liberal himself tries to avoid answering similar questions<ref>See, e.g., the stunt pulled by [[Clarence Darrow]] in the [[Scopes Trial]].</ref> | | #Demands answers to questions, but after receiving answers then the liberal himself tries to avoid answering similar questions<ref>See, e.g., the stunt pulled by [[Clarence Darrow]] in the [[Scopes Trial]].</ref> |
| | #Demands proof from a conservative about their comments (because the liberal is typically too lazy to do their own research), but when the conservative provides that concrete proof to back his comments, the liberal then ignores or refuses to read the proof and proceeds to make a fool of himself by claiming (without having even seen the proof) that the conservative "has no proof" or "made it up" (despite the proof coming from legitimate sources not tainted by [[liberal bias]]) because the liberal did not like being exposed to the truth and chose to continue believing the lie. | | #Demands proof from a conservative about their comments (because the liberal is typically too lazy to do their own research), but when the conservative provides that concrete proof to back his comments, the liberal then ignores or refuses to read the proof and proceeds to make a fool of himself by claiming (without having even seen the proof) that the conservative "has no proof" or "made it up" (despite the proof coming from legitimate sources not tainted by [[liberal bias]]) because the liberal did not like being exposed to the truth and chose to continue believing the lie. |
| − | #Refuses to admit the truth in debate, even if a conservative compromises in a conciliatory manner | + | #Refuses to admit the truth in debate, even if a conservative compromises in a conciliatory manner. |
| − | #Resorts to bringing religion into a political discussion to use against a conservative opponent when the liberal feels they are losing the argument. | + | #Resorts to bringing religion into a political discussion to use against a conservative opponent when the liberal feels they are losing the argument. |
| | #Like to use the phrase "reflects poorly on the site" when talking about the liberal articles on Conservapedia.<ref>do a search on [[Special:Search|"reflects poorly"]]</ref> | | #Like to use the phrase "reflects poorly on the site" when talking about the liberal articles on Conservapedia.<ref>do a search on [[Special:Search|"reflects poorly"]]</ref> |
| | #Uses the term "controversial" to describe what he opposes (e.g., [[classroom prayer]]), but not to describe what he supports (e.g., [[theory of evolution]]) | | #Uses the term "controversial" to describe what he opposes (e.g., [[classroom prayer]]), but not to describe what he supports (e.g., [[theory of evolution]]) |
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| | #Uses non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that liberals over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that liberals do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. | | #Uses non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that liberals over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that liberals do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. |
| | #Draws an analogy between opponents and racists and/or Nazis, no matter how illogical or hypocritical (and while ignoring and/or denying that racism is a liberal trait and that the Nazis were a product of the Left). | | #Draws an analogy between opponents and racists and/or Nazis, no matter how illogical or hypocritical (and while ignoring and/or denying that racism is a liberal trait and that the Nazis were a product of the Left). |
| − | #Deleting a comment, and with it the entire comment thread stemming from it, in an online article's comment section in an attempt to save face if the liberal realizes they have lost an argument they had with a conservative on that thread. | + | #Deletes a comment, and with it the entire comment thread stemming from it, in an online article's comment section in an attempt to save face if the liberal realizes they have lost an argument they had with a conservative on that thread. |
| − | #When they control comment forums, they let attacks by liberal posters on conservatives slide, but edit or delete responses by the conservatives to the liberal attackers. | + | #Descends into extremely childish trolling behavior (including spam-posting the same annoying response repeatedly) when they lose an argument with a conservative on a comment thread. |
| | + | #When they control comment forums, they let attacks by liberal posters on conservatives slide, but edit or delete responses by the conservatives to the liberal attackers. This is also true in cases where moderation of a comment board is lax to non-existent, which only serves to embolden liberal trolls and their immature behavior. |
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