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* Pushing a "scientific" theory for political purposes or because it fits one's belief system or preconceived notions, while [[no true Scotsman|dismissing actual scientific evidence]] that discredits the theory

* Pushing a "scientific" theory for political purposes or because it fits one's belief system or preconceived notions, while [[no true Scotsman|dismissing actual scientific evidence]] that discredits the theory

Common expressions of [[deliberate ignorance]] include:

Common expressions of '''deliberate ignorance''' include:

*"I find that hard to believe!" (Howard Dean, June 11, 2008, in response to a fact ignored by [[liberals]]<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/210vssua.asp?</ref>)

*"I find that hard to believe!" (Howard Dean, June 11, 2008, in response to a fact ignored by [[liberals]]<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/210vssua.asp?</ref>)

* "Let's talk about something else!"

* "Let's talk about something else!"

* "I'm not interested in that!"

* "I'm not interested in that!"

* "That [[Logical_fallacy#Appeal_to_pity|offends me]]!" (used as an excuse not to consider facts or logic)

* "That [[Logical fallacy#Appeal to pity|offends me]]!" (used as an excuse not to consider facts or logic)

* "You're persecuting me!" (when the "persecution" consists only of pointing out inconvenient facts or logic)

* "You're persecuting me!" (when the "persecution" consists only of pointing out inconvenient facts or logic)

* "That's not true in my experience," with the implication that it therefore [[black-swan fallacy|cannot be true at all]]

* "That's not true in my experience," with the implication that it therefore [[black-swan fallacy|cannot be true at all]]