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The style of a [[liberal]] often includes these characteristics:

The style of a [[liberal]] often includes these characteristics:

#attempting to portray [[conservatives]] as callous or uncaring, and bait them into making insensitive remarks

#attempting to portray [[conservatives]] as callous or uncaring, and bait them into making insensitive remarks

#calling others "extremist"

#calling others "extremist"

#deny the obvious and embrace the implausible

#deny the obvious and embrace the implausible; see examples of [[liberal denial]]

#attempting to appear smarter than others, when often the opposite is true

#attempting to appear smarter than others, when often the opposite is true

#attempting to appear more reasonable than others, when often the opposite is true

#attempting to appear more reasonable than others, when often the opposite is true

#overreliance on [[hearsay]], such as the false claim that most support [[evolution]]

#overreliance on [[hearsay]], such as the false claim that most support [[evolution]]

#unjustified praise of [[atheists]] and other [[liberals]] as "geniuses", despite little achievement

#unjustified praise of [[atheists]] and other [[liberals]] as "geniuses", despite little achievement

#denial of accountability

#denial of accountability

#insisting on a mindless equality, as in "if you have an entry for [[Beethoven]], then you must allow entries for vulgar rap artists!"

#insisting on a mindless equality, as in "if you have an entry for [[Beethoven]], then you must allow entries for vulgar rap artists!"

#concealing one's [[liberal]] views rather than admitting them

#concealing one's [[liberal]] views rather than admitting them

#resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]

#resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]

#preference for obscenity and profanity  <ref> [http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]] </ref>

#preference for obscenity and profanity  <ref> [http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]] </ref>

#over-reliance on [[mockery]] <ref>"adolescent berating of Liberals" [[User:Graham|Graham]] 07:47, 23 September 2007 (EDT)  

#over-reliance on [[mockery]] <ref>"adolescent berating of Liberals" [[User:Graham|Graham]] 07:47, 23 September 2007 (EDT)  

[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=45295&diff=298334&oldid=298314#Burma]</ref> <ref>"I would appreciate a little less paranoia'' [[User:Graham|Graham]] 09:07, 23 September 2007 (EDT)

[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=45295&diff=298334&oldid=298314#Burma]</ref> <ref>"I would appreciate a little less paranoia'' [[User:Graham|Graham]] 09:07, 23 September 2007 (EDT)

#using 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.

#using 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.

#selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain.

#selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain.

#silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref>

#silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref>

#can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]).

#can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]).

#"Contrariness is creativity to the untalented" - Dennis Miller's general observation about liberal behavior.{{fact}}

#"Contrariness is creativity to the untalented" - Dennis Miller's general observation about liberal behavior.{{fact}}

#Assuming criminals are on the other side of the political fence, without evidence.

#Assuming criminals are on the other side of the political fence, without evidence.

==References==

==References==